
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anse Forbans today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Anse Forbans at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Anse Forbans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the E by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
440 | 379 | 379 | 314 | 321 | 158 | 235 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 138 | 172 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 156 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:53AM0.93m | 2:00AM0.81m | 1:16PM0.97m | 2:26AM0.96m | 2:10PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.40m | 7:13AM0.58m | 8:01PM0.34m | 8:15AM0.47m | 8:29PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | W 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
440 | 379 | 379 | 314 | 321 | 158 | 235 | 130 | 105 | 130 | 127 | 127 | 138 | 172 | 168 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 156 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | S 21 | W 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 75 | 9 | 65 | 130 | 58 | 67 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 19 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | N 5 | NNE 6 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 58 | 58 | 29 | 58 | 57 | 64 | 92 | 91 | 90 | 81 | 84 | 15 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — |
144 | 255 | 255 | 369 | 455 | 449 | 462 | 348 | 230 | 271 | 160 | 91 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 25 | 26 | 18 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1729 | 1729 | 1756 | 1756 | 1745 | 1740 | 1729 | 1721 | 1721 | 1721 | 1729 | 56 | 56 | 6 | 53 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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