
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Black Point today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Black Point at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Black Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
689 | 716 | 686 | 489 | 394 | 384 | 295 | 198 | 123 | 89 | 84 | 63 | 48 | 57 | 88 | 324 | 382 | 247 | 160 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.72m | 7:52AM1.16m | 7:51PM1.74m | 8:37AM1.22m | 8:38PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51AM-0.01m | 1:24PM0.24m | 2:35AM-0.03m | 2:15PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
689 | 716 | 686 | 489 | 394 | 384 | 295 | 198 | 123 | 89 | 84 | 63 | 45 | 57 | 88 | 195 | 219 | 247 | 160 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
81 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 49 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | S 19 | S 16 | S 14 |
38 | 30 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
— | 8 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 324 | 382 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
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