Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Arue Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Arue Beach at 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Arue Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:18PM0.31m | 11:44PM0.33m | 11:28AM0.33m | 11:32PM0.35m | 11:20AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.28m | 6:03PM0.28m | 5:35AM0.27m | 5:34PM0.26m | 5:21AM0.25m | 5:38PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
404 | 398 | 440 | 355 | 340 | 380 | 320 | 291 | 281 | 240 | 236 | 183 | 121 | 150 | 239 | 346 | 341 | 317 | 304 | 261 | 268 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | NNE 8 |
68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 31 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 17 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 18 | NNE 9 | NW 11 |
9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 88 | 102 | 65 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 7 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
— | — | — | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 57 | 94 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 3515 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3515 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 | 2613 |
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