Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barranca today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barranca at 11PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Barranca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 43 | 77 | 66 | 106 | 214 | 244 | 303 | 440 | 408 | 445 | 468 | 499 | 499 | 534 | 547 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:07PM0.28m | 10:36AM0.09m | 11:40PM0.25m | 11:57AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.08m | 2:10PM0.07m | 8:34AM0.10m | 2:38PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 40 | 39 | 35 | 43 | 61 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 534 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | E 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | 31 | — | 77 | 66 | 106 | 214 | 244 | 303 | 440 | 408 | 445 | 468 | 499 | 499 | — | 547 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1123 | 662 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 148 | 217 | 415 | 413 | 906 | 208 | 138 | 125 | 125 | 413 | 792 | 936 | 148 | 130 |
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