Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Big Star today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Big Star at 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Big Star. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.31m | 10:23PM1.59m | 12:30PM1.21m | 11:26PM1.50m | 3:07PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37AM0.62m | 4:01PM0.95m | 5:49AM0.70m | 4:54PM1.08m | 7:29AM0.71m | 7:06PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||
5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
30 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
7 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 62 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 56 | 193 | 527 | 73 | 63 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 193 | 193 | 61 | 61 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 1556 | 1767 | 1767 | 1767 | 1767 |
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