Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Balnakiel Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Balnakiel Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Balnakiel Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1005 | 846 | 735 | 943 | 1042 | 1121 | 1070 | 927 | 814 | 814 | 705 | 669 | 657 | 646 | 553 | 469 | 461 | 389 | 656 | 847 | 1975 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:30AM3.22m | 00:00AM2.91m | 12:15PM2.97m | 1:00AM2.65m | 1:26PM2.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.97m | 6:10AM1.25m | 6:47PM1.24m | 7:01AM1.49m | 7:56PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 13 | WNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | 1005 | 714 | 690 | 943 | 1012 | 1121 | 1070 | 800 | 814 | 814 | 705 | 669 | 657 | 561 | 541 | 392 | 461 | 332 | 656 | 689 | 1975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | W 12 | NNW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 10 | N 12 | N 12 | W 15 | N 11 |
| kJ | 239 | 497 | 735 | 617 | 1042 | 819 | 821 | 927 | 784 | 750 | 660 | 660 | 646 | 646 | 553 | 469 | 306 | 389 | 322 | 847 | 248 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 57 | 276 | 311 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 932 | 846 | 535 | 456 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 673 | 782 | 119 | 23 | 2 | 22 | 57 | 2 | 99 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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