Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barranca today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barranca at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Barranca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 49 | 40 | 47 | 80 | 115 | 145 | 158 | 191 | 197 | 222 | 263 | 270 | 277 | 277 | 310 | 395 | 316 | 209 | 209 | 247 | 247 | 234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:06PM0.24m | 7:39PM0.24m | 8:38AM0.02m | 8:12PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.02m | 5:35AM0.01m | 6:14AM0.01m | 10:11AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 49 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 270 | 277 | 277 | 3 | 285 | 253 | 209 | — | 247 | 247 | 234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 40 | 47 | 80 | 115 | 145 | 158 | 191 | 197 | 222 | 263 | — | — | — | 310 | 395 | 316 | — | 209 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 148 | 217 | 948 | 797 | 413 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 792 | 936 | 936 | 906 | 130 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 550 | 138 | 550 | 148 | 125 |
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