
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Armadale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
178 | 197 | 202 | 150 | 179 | 170 | 262 | 298 | 249 | 395 | 545 | 617 | 634 | 589 | 540 | 408 | 322 | 268 | 264 | 226 | 251 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:33PM3.22m | 1:41AM3.42m | 2:24PM3.04m | 2:36AM3.13m | 3:21PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.48m | 7:24PM0.93m | 8:01AM0.79m | 8:16PM1.16m | 8:54AM1.07m | 9:20PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 10:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 |
83 | 197 | 202 | 75 | 53 | 70 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | — | — | — |
2 | 54 | 33 | 2 | 15 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
178 | — | — | 150 | 179 | 170 | 262 | 298 | 249 | 395 | 545 | 617 | 634 | 589 | 540 | 408 | 322 | 268 | 264 | 226 | 251 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 38 | 1681 | 707 | 181 | 366 | 424 | 759 | 811 | 1092 | 944 | 1092 | 583 | 420 | 356 | 366 | 334 | 426 | 427 | 59 | 405 |
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