Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Anzacs today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Anzacs at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Anzacs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
143 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 153 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 94 | 144 | 147 | 397 | 427 | 468 | 492 | 869 | 834 | 1910 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:54AM2.11m | 4:41PM2.13m | 5:34AM2.03m | 5:13PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32PM0.18m | 10:46AM0.66m | 11:09PM0.23m | 11:22AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 |
143 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 153 | 114 | 113 | 113 | 85 | 144 | 147 | 366 | 427 | 468 | 492 | 869 | 834 | 961 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
5 | 16 | 17 | 57 | 121 | 30 | 112 | 106 | 26 | 26 | 111 | 397 | 31 | 66 | 97 | 129 | 311 | 311 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 8 | — | SW 16 | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | S 20 | — | — | — |
— | 5 | 5 | 2 | 92 | 114 | 3 | — | 94 | 48 | — | — | 76 | 97 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 14 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 60 | 39 | 83 | 5 | 25 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 89 | 16 | 14 | 1910 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 7 | 24 | 24 |
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