Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bashams Bommie today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- 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 12AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| 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 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1376 | 1155 | 994 | 965 | 790 | 659 | 798 | 1451 | 1257 | 1241 | 807 | 658 | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:50PM0.65m | 4:37AM0.64m | 3:58PM0.56m | 5:04AM0.69m | 3:58PM0.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM0.07m | 10:29AM0.23m | 10:15PM0.06m | 11:09AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1376 | 1155 | 994 | 965 | 790 | 426 | 798 | 1451 | 1257 | 1241 | 807 | 553 | 561 | 742 | 725 | 573 | 683 | 525 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 26 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | 364 | 659 | 326 | 185 | 180 | — | 480 | 658 | 413 | 253 | 138 | 180 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 22 | — | — | — | 30 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | E 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 32 | 36 | 37 | 31 | 24 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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