Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cape Liptrap today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cape Liptrap at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Cape Liptrap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 148 | 261 | 402 | 368 | 269 | 164 | 131 | 103 | 99 | 73 | 217 | 460 | 2423 | 547 | 637 | 581 | 740 | 815 | 577 | 585 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:33PM2.44m | 5:00AM2.26m | 5:02PM2.44m | 5:41AM2.28m | 5:33PM2.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11AM0.56m | 10:46PM0.45m | 10:49AM0.63m | 11:22PM0.32m | 11:26AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 19 | SE 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 261 | 402 | 368 | 269 | 164 | 131 | 98 | 96 | 57 | 217 | 460 | 3 | 547 | 637 | 581 | 740 | 815 | 577 | 585 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 20 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 69 | 81 | 133 | 127 | 81 | 117 | 105 | 103 | 99 | 62 | 75 | 3 | 7 | 81 | 138 | 422 | 33 | 424 | 572 | 491 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | SE 10 | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | SW 19 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 148 | 143 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 73 | 4 | — | — | 52 | 45 | 8 | 384 | 36 | 30 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 19 | 34 | 41 | 34 | 38 | 54 | 69 | 139 | 2423 | 190 | 126 | 110 | 44 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 91 | 62 | 35 | 35 | 62 | 35 | 91 | 73 | 78 | 62 | 62 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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