
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Noosa - Alexandria Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Noosa - Alexandria Bay at 5AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Noosa - Alexandria Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
819 | 458 | 467 | 415 | 427 | 371 | 335 | 360 | 471 | 677 | 721 | 632 | 714 | 650 | 720 | 853 | 1516 | 3208 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:51PM2.06m | 10:10AM1.46m | 10:34PM1.94m | 10:58AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.29m | 4:01PM0.26m | 5:05AM0.32m | 4:48PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 20 | E 20 | E 19 | ESE 13 |
17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 692 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 21 | E 20 | E 20 | SE 19 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 21 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
819 | 458 | 467 | 415 | 427 | 371 | 335 | 360 | 471 | 677 | 721 | 632 | 714 | 650 | 720 | 853 | 1516 | 3208 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 628 | 628 | 628 | 2 | 1 | 739 | 781 | 781 | 585 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 825 | 825 | 913 | 628 |
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