Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Beacons today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Beacons at 7AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+05) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Beacons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1077 | 1019 | 869 | 857 | 734 | 694 | 893 | 401 | 425 | 416 | 473 | 454 | 445 | 435 | 375 | 367 | 372 | 329 | 299 | 289 | 284 | 581 | 272 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51AM0.74m | 4:37PM0.76m | 7:09AM0.66m | 4:24PM0.68m | 11:21AM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.22m | 11:03AM0.51m | 11:44PM0.29m | 11:30AM0.59m | 00:46AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 8 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1077 | 1019 | 254 | 857 | 734 | 219 | 893 | 241 | 425 | 416 | 473 | 454 | 445 | 435 | 375 | 367 | 314 | 329 | 280 | 289 | 284 | 581 | 272 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 295 | 281 | 869 | 254 | 219 | 694 | 149 | 401 | 299 | 290 | 187 | 271 | 284 | 355 | 355 | 333 | 372 | 304 | 299 | 132 | 126 | 102 | 97 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | WNW 7 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 23 | SE 9 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 91 | 103 | 103 | 82 | 139 | 165 | 162 | 160 | 104 | 5 | 83 | 46 | 130 | 130 | 94 | 112 | 212 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 1062 | 452 | 206 | 2677 | 2033 | 1223 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 206 | 179 | 66 | 66 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 206 |
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