Surf Forecasts:
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 665 | 1912 | 6106 | 1460 | 1832 | 1603 | 1221 | 739 | 500 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 41 | 35 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:38PM2.66m | 2:51AM2.77m | 3:12PM2.56m | 3:25AM2.68m | 3:48PM2.43m | 4:01AM2.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.26m | 8:34PM0.36m | 8:59AM0.32m | 9:06PM0.45m | 9:34AM0.42m | 9:40PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | S 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 4115 | — | — | 646 | 747 | 635 | 2394 | — | 694 | 373 | — | 1460 | 3352 | 2283 | 1647 | 1466 | 1369 | 1645 | 1489 | 1325 | 1240 | 1102 | 1050 | 980 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1832 | 1603 | 1221 | 739 | 500 | 418 | 13 | 12 | 27 | 41 | 35 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | SSW 9 | — | W 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 773 | — | 289 | — | 6 | — | 53 | 85 | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 3672 | 3436 | 3181 | 2875 | 2635 | 2446 | 2094 | 2055 | 665 | 1912 | 6106 | 5440 | 6651 | — | — | — | — | — | 1172 | 1682 | — | — | 1359 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 629 | 699 | 629 | 272 | 272 | 93 | 229 | 221 | 264 | 428 | 342 | 348 | 619 | 619 | 390 | 619 | 569 | 649 | 569 | 569 | 390 | 349 | 56 | 93 |
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