Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Armadale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 110 | 116 | 122 | 397 | 540 | 931 | 1162 | 925 | 883 | 763 | 657 | 646 | 551 | 470 | 440 | 311 | 184 | 137 | 104 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:14PM2.85m | 6:50AM2.85m | 7:07PM3.10m | 7:36AM3.06m | 7:47PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:02PM1.47m | 00:41AM1.26m | 12:57PM1.24m | 1:28AM0.99m | 1:37PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
36 | 110 | 116 | 122 | 397 | 540 | 931 | 1162 | 925 | 883 | 763 | 657 | 646 | 551 | 470 | 440 | 311 | 184 | 137 | 104 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 11 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | N 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 |
26 | 35 | 23 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 |
1 | — | 13 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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