Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bankvaults today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bankvaults at 6PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bankvaults. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1409 | 814 | 1460 | 1460 | 1479 | 1257 | 496 | 1083 | 869 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 672 | 663 | 672 | 869 | 2264 | 2541 | 1961 | 2498 | 2379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:01PM0.96m | 9:43AM0.61m | 10:45PM0.87m | 9:52AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.15m | 4:16AM0.29m | 3:41PM0.22m | 5:09AM0.37m | 4:21PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1409 | 814 | 1460 | 1460 | 1479 | 1257 | 451 | 1083 | 869 | 807 | 796 | 785 | 672 | 663 | 672 | 869 | 2264 | 2541 | 1961 | 2498 | 2379 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 552 | 45 | 43 | 47 | 35 | 496 | 35 | 35 | 98 | 186 | 183 | 330 | 465 | 628 | 735 | 12 | 12 | 295 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | W 15 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 31 | — | 28 | 28 | 27 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 32 | 33 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 34 | 45 | 24 | 39 | 40 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 66 | 71 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 494 | 484 | 112 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 480 | 157 | 157 | 112 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 480 | 2 | 2 |
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