Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Papara Beach today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Papara Beach at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Papara Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 596 | 489 | 466 | 451 | 443 | 353 | 294 | 289 | 227 | 157 | 176 | 174 | 176 | 255 | 336 | 353 | 346 | 799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:51PM0.28m | 10:33AM0.31m | 11:07PM0.31m | 11:04AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42AM0.11m | 5:01PM0.04m | 5:03AM0.06m | 5:26PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 649 | 596 | 489 | 466 | 451 | 443 | 353 | 294 | 289 | 227 | 157 | 82 | 99 | 127 | 123 | 309 | 305 | 297 | 799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 16 | S 8 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 35 | 9 | 97 | 62 | 81 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 67 | 125 | 49 | 123 | 105 | 121 | 174 | 183 | 293 | 334 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | N 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 50 | 80 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 23 | 113 | 176 | 174 | 176 | 188 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 131 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | 71 | 69 | 50 | 255 | 336 | 353 | 346 | 322 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 26 | 201 | 201 | 234 | 201 | 201 | 234 | 201 | 1140 | 1149 | 1149 |
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