Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papara Beach today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papara Beach at 5PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Papara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2766 | 2441 | 2214 | 1931 | 1690 | 1415 | 1254 | 1059 | 924 | 800 | 732 | 678 | 659 | 692 | 763 | 415 | 934 | 1184 | 1429 | 1589 | 1684 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:42AM0.21m | 10:40PM0.23m | 10:04AM0.23m | 11:09PM0.25m | 10:45AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.13m | 4:55AM0.16m | 4:55PM0.10m | 5:15AM0.13m | 5:22PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2766 | 2441 | 2214 | 1931 | 1690 | 1415 | 1254 | 1059 | 924 | 800 | 732 | 678 | 659 | 692 | 763 | 415 | 934 | 1184 | 1429 | 1589 | 1684 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | — | — | W 15 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 131 | 113 | 73 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 44 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 393 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | E 7 | S 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 36 | 35 | 52 | 33 | 75 | 75 | 41 | 33 | 73 | 47 | 69 | 42 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 266 | 233 | 204 | 178 | 153 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1140 | 2731 | 2730 | 234 | 236 | 1140 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 44 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 |
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