Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Belgas today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Belgas at 12PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Belgas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1180 | 878 | 658 | 530 | 627 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 397 | 291 | 242 | 195 | 159 | 131 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:39PM2.13m | 1:13AM2.06m | 1:31PM2.31m | 1:57AM2.22m | 2:11PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM1.06m | 7:05PM0.91m | 7:14AM0.90m | 7:50PM0.73m | 7:56AM0.71m | 8:27PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 |
1180 | 878 | 658 | 530 | 627 | 614 | 567 | 513 | 432 | 477 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 397 | 291 | 242 | 195 | 159 | 131 | 113 | 92 | 92 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
72 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 |
— | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 4 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 454 | 468 | 484 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 173 | 184 | 173 | 175 | 121 | 93 | 351 | 351 | 358 | 351 | 358 | 184 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
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