Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pringle Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Pringle Bay at 9AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pringle Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2442 | 3233 | 4366 | 3568 | 2992 | 2410 | 1247 | 1739 | 1269 | 1073 | 1052 | 999 | 914 | 969 | 1045 | 1106 | 1327 | 1597 | 1744 | 1508 | 1328 | 1043 | 894 | 673 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:46PM1.07m | 12:10PM1.23m | 00:30AM1.19m | 12:45PM1.36m | 1:07AM1.31m | 1:18PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55AM0.50m | 6:33PM0.43m | 6:34AM0.39m | 7:07PM0.29m | 7:09AM0.29m | 7:39PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 2442 | 3233 | 4366 | 3568 | 2992 | 2410 | 1247 | 1739 | 1269 | 1073 | 1052 | 999 | 914 | 969 | 1045 | 1106 | 1327 | 1597 | 1744 | 1508 | 1328 | 1043 | 894 | 673 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 11 | E 10 | W 11 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 792 | 2 | 282 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 387 | 277 | 277 | 178 | 138 | 131 | 96 | 69 | 66 | 62 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 273 | 316 | 56 | — | — | — | 736 | 606 | 606 | 536 | 564 | 451 | 387 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 230 | 237 | 42 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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