Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Balmedie today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Balmedie at 1AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Balmedie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 40 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 52 | 81 | 50 | 30 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:08PM2.96m | 10:11AM3.09m | 11:02PM3.13m | 11:12AM3.25m | 11:53PM3.29m | 12:11PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.74m | 4:03AM1.12m | 4:36PM0.62m | 5:03AM0.90m | 5:33PM0.49m | 5:59AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:11 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | 10:04 | |
mm | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SSE 5 | S 5 | N 7 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 50 | 30 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | N 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | SW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 16 | 40 | 32 | 35 | — | 13 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 51 | 42 | 33 | 52 | 81 | 6 | 5 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1252 | 758 | 157 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 165 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 369 | 369 | 369 | 1010 | 0 | 728 | 631 | 475 | 519 | 475 | 650 | 659 |
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