Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barranca today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Barranca at 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barranca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 220 | 186 | 159 | 101 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 91 | 118 | 108 | 91 | 59 | 79 | 85 | 93 | 90 | 73 | 58 | 55 | 75 | 82 | 123 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:01PM0.22m | 6:33PM0.23m | 7:06PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.07m | 4:31AM0.04m | 4:56AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 13 |
| kJ | 161 | 125 | 125 | 101 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 91 | 71 | 73 | 73 | 59 | 79 | — | — | 90 | 73 | 58 | 55 | 4 | 82 | 123 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 220 | 186 | 159 | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | 108 | 91 | — | — | 85 | 93 | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 125 | 884 | 797 | 54 | 19 | 125 | 19 | 19 | 54 | 550 | 439 | 148 | 130 | 130 | 100 | 100 | 428 | 936 | 936 | 130 | 130 |
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