Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Armadale Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Armadale Bay at 9AM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Armadale Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13806 | 12706 | 9458 | 6629 | 5013 | 3310 | 2471 | 2300 | 2559 | 2061 | 2314 | 2293 | 3530 | 5706 | 6662 | 5870 | 5300 | 6416 | 4749 | 4296 | 3876 | 3455 | 3826 | 3304 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM2.93m | 1:16PM2.85m | 2:02AM2.65m | 2:36PM2.65m | 3:47AM2.51m | 4:23PM2.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM1.27m | 7:35PM1.32m | 8:00AM1.54m | 8:54PM1.53m | 9:36AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3310 | 2471 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 13806 | 12706 | 9458 | 6629 | 5013 | — | — | 2300 | 2559 | 2061 | 2314 | 2293 | 3530 | 5706 | 6662 | 5870 | 5300 | 6416 | 4749 | 4296 | 3876 | 3455 | 3826 | 3304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 691 | 644 | 404 | 691 | 701 | 17 | 9 | 794 | 1092 | 701 | 701 | 782 | 782 | 638 | 787 | 638 | 771 | 741 | 570 | 557 | 557 | 404 | 327 | 267 |
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