Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Belgas today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Belgas at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Belgas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 284 | 284 | 277 | 238 | 186 | 170 | 142 | 142 | 110 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 66 | 48 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04AM2.47m | 7:24PM2.41m | 7:47AM2.29m | 8:11PM2.16m | 8:39AM2.12m | 9:14PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM0.45m | 1:07PM0.57m | 1:30AM0.68m | 1:53PM0.79m | 2:14AM0.90m | 2:52PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 16 |
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 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 245 | 284 | 284 | 277 | 238 | 186 | 170 | 142 | 142 | 110 | 97 | 94 | 72 | 66 | 48 | 33 | 22 | 47 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 20 | 38 | 52 | 49 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 45 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | SW 5 | SW 13 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 244 | 79 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 220 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 460 | 460 | 381 |
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