Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Saltwater today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Saltwater at 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Saltwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 249 | 184 | 138 | 153 | 132 | 93 | 67 | 64 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 232 | 220 | 151 | 155 | 151 | 172 | 173 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:05PM1.25m | 3:22AM0.89m | 3:13PM1.23m | 4:37AM0.95m | 4:18PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.45m | 8:31AM0.62m | 10:22PM0.41m | 9:54AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 281 | 249 | 184 | 138 | 153 | 132 | 93 | 67 | 64 | 46 | 37 | 49 | 151 | 147 | 151 | 155 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 46 | 16 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 19 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 19 | — | — | — | 33 | 43 | 47 | 47 | 232 | 220 | — | — | 151 | 172 | 173 | 302 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 297 | 260 | 39 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 56 | 173 | 173 | 68 | 39 | 39 | 22 | 0 | 56 | 212 | 297 | 173 | 68 |
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