Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Belgas today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Belgas at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Belgas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 284 | 238 | 238 | 245 | 245 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 291 | 196 | 187 | 179 | 138 | 107 | 104 | 84 | 81 | 86 | 57 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.68m | 7:04AM2.47m | 7:24PM2.41m | 7:47AM2.29m | 8:11PM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.36m | 00:51AM0.45m | 1:07PM0.57m | 1:30AM0.68m | 1:53PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 344 | 284 | 238 | 238 | 245 | 245 | 284 | 284 | 284 | 291 | 196 | 187 | 179 | 138 | 107 | 104 | 84 | 81 | 86 | 57 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 38 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 262 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 79 | 356 | 14 |
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