Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sections today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sections at 12AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sections. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 499 | 543 | 419 | 542 | 315 | 309 | 431 | 375 | 258 | 254 | 244 | 355 | 686 | 1532 | 2295 | 2390 | 2326 | 3183 | 3840 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:08PM1.47m | 6:27AM1.27m | 6:48PM1.41m | 7:15AM1.18m | 7:38PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.26m | 12:25PM0.29m | 1:09AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 499 | 543 | 419 | 542 | 315 | 309 | 431 | 375 | 258 | 254 | 244 | 355 | 686 | 1532 | 2295 | 2390 | 2326 | 3183 | 3840 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 324 | 319 | 309 | 109 | 233 | 221 | 24 | 42 | 117 | 57 | 171 | 144 | 117 | 76 | 60 | 41 | 25 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 10 | — | W 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 40 | 79 | 74 | 98 | 94 | 68 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 29 | 52 | 35 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 31 | 286 | 16 | 25 | 24 |
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