
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bankvaults today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bankvaults at 3PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WIB) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Bankvaults. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
285 | 323 | 319 | 594 | 610 | 757 | 757 | 587 | 832 | 909 | 760 | 949 | 924 | 1024 | 1175 | 1114 | 1099 | 2130 | 2609 | 2441 | 2258 | 2169 | 1939 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:24AM0.60m | 9:59PM0.90m | 10:02AM0.54m | 10:58PM0.83m | 12:50PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.25m | 3:10PM0.24m | 4:40AM0.32m | 3:52PM0.32m | 5:49AM0.37m | 4:55PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
285 | 228 | 319 | 594 | 610 | 757 | 757 | 587 | 832 | 909 | 760 | 949 | 924 | 1024 | 1175 | 1114 | 1099 | 2130 | 2609 | 2441 | 2258 | 2169 | 1939 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | S 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
83 | 323 | 181 | 116 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 126 | 8 | — | 82 | 79 | 105 | 103 | 456 | 559 | 832 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 15 | S 11 | — | — | W 15 | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
214 | 4 | 79 | — | — | 4 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | — | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — |
60 | 281 | 55 | 281 | 216 | 118 | 94 | 117 | 114 | 72 | 93 | 90 | 99 | 88 | 82 | 192 | 149 | 70 | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 112 | 157 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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