
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arue Beach today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Arue Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Arue Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ENE 7 | NNW 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 44 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:02PM0.38m | 1:59AM0.38m | 2:03PM0.35m | 1:57AM0.35m | 1:41PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:56PM0.24m | 8:09AM0.22m | 7:47PM0.26m | 8:08AM0.25m | 7:04PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
376 | 376 | 437 | 395 | 419 | 437 | 567 | 496 | 483 | 471 | 530 | 503 | 489 | 407 | 395 | 390 | 373 | 264 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ENE 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
79 | 23 | 16 | 46 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
13 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
— | 8 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2287 | 2287 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 215 | 1159 | 1159 |
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