Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bashams Bommie today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bashams Bommie at 7PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Bashams Bommie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 915 | 1531 | 1257 | 1241 | 807 | 658 | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 525 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 344 | 279 | 272 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-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 | 3:58PM0.56m | 5:04AM0.69m | 3:58PM0.49m | 5:33AM0.71m | 3:44PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.06m | 11:09AM0.28m | 10:19PM0.04m | 11:52AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 915 | 1531 | 1257 | 1241 | 807 | 553 | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 525 | 519 | 425 | 310 | 314 | 344 | 279 | 272 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 326 | 185 | 180 | — | 480 | 658 | 413 | 253 | 138 | 180 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 15 | 14 | 43 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 62 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 34 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 26 | 28 | 91 | 128 | 120 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 349 | 0 | 1 | 404 | 576 | 576 | 0 |
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