
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 8PM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Armadale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1281 | 2086 | 5784 | 11452 | 13340 | 14763 | 13605 | 9458 | 6629 | 5066 | 3359 | 2471 | 2171 | 2417 | 2079 | 2119 | 2293 | 3872 | 5596 | 7719 | 7550 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:28PM3.12m | 00:56AM2.93m | 1:16PM2.85m | 2:02AM2.65m | 2:36PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM1.03m | 7:04AM1.27m | 7:35PM1.32m | 8:00AM1.54m | 8:54PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
46 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 3359 | 2471 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 |
1281 | 2086 | 5784 | 11452 | 13340 | 14763 | 13605 | 9458 | 6629 | 5066 | — | — | 2171 | 2417 | 2079 | 2119 | 2293 | 3872 | 5596 | 7719 | 7550 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 424 | 450 | 644 | 782 | 691 | 691 | 645 | 407 | 395 | 782 | 17 | 9 | 404 | 450 | 701 | 701 | 782 | 1092 | 787 | 787 | 741 |
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