Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Baird Bay Reef today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Baird Bay Reef at 7PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Baird Bay Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1381 | 1399 | 1418 | 1200 | 1185 | 949 | 961 | 581 | 581 | 485 | 465 | 412 | 249 | 574 | 492 | 476 | 266 | 266 | 215 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:28AM1.11m | 1:59PM0.80m | 2:48AM1.02m | 2:00PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53PM-0.04m | 8:36AM0.23m | 8:06PM0.00m | 8:52AM0.34m | 8:14PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1381 | 1399 | 1418 | 1200 | 1185 | 949 | 961 | 581 | 581 | 485 | 465 | 412 | 249 | 574 | 492 | 476 | 266 | 266 | 215 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 4 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | SSE 18 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 17 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 20 | — | 546 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 224 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 209 | 155 | 8 | 4 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 43 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 3 | NE 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 62 | 60 | 37 | 20 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 313 | 313 | 189 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 0 | 177 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 332 | 472 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
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