Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bawley Point today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Bawley Point at 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Bawley Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
92 | 90 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 64 | 50 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 56 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:51PM1.33m | 11:27AM1.31m | 11:37PM1.18m | 12:11PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.30m | 5:08AM0.23m | 5:38PM0.36m | 5:43AM0.33m | 6:35PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
46 | 90 | 83 | 79 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 42 | 34 | 39 | 48 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
92 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 8 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 56 | 50 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 29 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | 64 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 7 |
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