Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Armadale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
91 | 69 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 68 | 45 | 43 | 80 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:32PM3.99m | 12:01PM3.54m | 00:12AM3.69m | 12:40PM3.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.35m | 5:53AM0.19m | 6:02PM0.55m | 6:30AM0.52m | 6:42PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
91 | 69 | 49 | 36 | 40 | 38 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 36 | 45 | 43 | 80 | 122 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | W 11 |
42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 35 | 20 | 48 | 43 | 57 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 29 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | — | — | NNE 7 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 2 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 68 | 28 | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 38 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 1092 | 0 | 0 |
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