Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at BBC today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for BBC at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at BBC. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 508 | 529 | 541 | 541 | 518 | 449 | 397 | 469 | 561 | 679 | 745 | 656 | 575 | 520 | 575 | 637 | 696 | 998 | 882 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:45PM1.89m | 7:59AM1.84m | 2:22PM1.79m | 8:27AM1.95m | 4:49PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.81m | 12:10PM1.78m | 11:56PM0.78m | 2:03PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 15 | SE 20 | SSE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 175 | 173 | 125 | 124 | 121 | 112 | 449 | 397 | 54 | 16 | 34 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 520 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SSE 15 | S 20 | — | — | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | — | SSE 18 | — | — | — | S 24 | S 24 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 15 | 67 | 67 | — | 106 | 85 | 8 | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | 33 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 505 | 508 | 529 | 541 | 541 | 518 | — | — | 469 | 561 | 679 | 745 | 656 | 575 | — | 575 | 637 | 696 | 998 | 882 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 689 | 592 | 592 | 0 | 0 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 592 | 663 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 592 | 592 |
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