Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Smiths Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Smiths Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Smiths Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 466 | 398 | 456 | 344 | 339 | 212 | 203 | 206 | 136 | 145 | 143 | 134 | 171 | 132 | 121 | 114 | 113 | 144 | 129 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:35PM2.41m | 4:16AM2.31m | 4:11PM2.36m | 4:59AM2.26m | 4:46PM2.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.19m | 10:12AM0.59m | 10:36PM0.20m | 10:51AM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 466 | 398 | 456 | 344 | 339 | 212 | 203 | 206 | 136 | 145 | 143 | 134 | 171 | 132 | 95 | 89 | 113 | 144 | 27 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 17 | SW 13 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 51 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 121 | 39 | 27 | 106 | 84 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 8 | SW 16 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 27 | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 114 | 112 | 15 | 129 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | ESE 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 107 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 74 | 85 | 74 | 70 | 70 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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