Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Al Ashkharah (Shipwreck Beach) today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Al Ashkharah (Shipwreck Beach) at 7AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Al Ashkharah (Shipwreck Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
986 | 1155 | 1065 | 761 | 679 | 679 | 900 | 799 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 725 | 821 | 1070 | 1122 | 1113 | 1493 | 1233 | 1586 | 1370 | 1748 | 1748 | 1943 | 1853 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:30PM2.13m | 11:41AM2.47m | 00:19AM2.03m | 12:07PM2.37m | 1:11AM1.92m | 12:31PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.71m | 6:12PM0.57m | 5:56AM0.95m | 6:51PM0.57m | 6:28AM1.17m | 7:30PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 24 | S 24 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 10 | S 23 | S 10 | S 23 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 |
8 | 855 | 755 | 7 | 95 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 725 | 725 | 725 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 1160 | 97 | 1233 | 91 | 146 | 227 | 222 | 300 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 19 | SE 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 24 | S 24 | S 22 | S 22 | S 23 | S 16 | S 24 | SW 15 | S 23 | S 21 | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | 29 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 9 | 96 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | S 18 | — | S 24 | — | S 24 | — | — | S 24 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 11 | — | 11 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
986 | 1155 | 1065 | 761 | 679 | 679 | 900 | 799 | 920 | 920 | 920 | 725 | 821 | 1070 | 1122 | 1113 | 1493 | 1233 | 1586 | 1370 | 1748 | 1748 | 1943 | 1853 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1832 | 1795 | 145 | 2412 | 2455 | 2342 | 2342 | 522 | 2455 | 145 | 145 | 145 | 2527 | 2455 | 2455 | 1870 | 1870 | 465 | 2412 | 2412 | 2463 | 522 | 522 | 522 |
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