Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bashams Bommie today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bashams Bommie at 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Bashams Bommie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
683 | 525 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 302 | 279 | 272 | 417 | 471 | 458 | 465 | 529 | 473 | 527 | 473 | 1225 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:58PM0.49m | 5:33AM0.71m | 3:44PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.70m | 2:38PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.04m | 11:52AM0.35m | 10:22PM0.04m | 1:04PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
683 | 525 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 302 | 279 | 216 | 261 | 471 | 458 | 465 | 529 | 473 | 527 | 473 | 1225 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | E 4 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WSW 10 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 79 | 272 | 94 | 162 | 90 | 62 | 322 | 326 | 318 | 334 | 349 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 212 | 40 | 100 | — | 164 | 211 | 155 | — | — | — | — | 545 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — |
6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 70 | 32 | 417 | 108 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 404 | 404 | 569 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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