Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Blackfellows today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Blackfellows at 5AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Blackfellows. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 970 | 845 | 845 | 742 | 763 | 1845 | 3817 | 4875 | 7903 | 5891 | 8473 | 7935 | 6432 | 4947 | 3965 | 3139 | 2472 | 1982 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.35m | 2:00AM0.73m | 12:07PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:26PM0.49m | 7:59PM0.47m | 4:11AM0.72m | 7:53PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 970 | 845 | 845 | 742 | 763 | — | — | — | 3057 | — | — | — | — | — | 3965 | 3139 | 2472 | 1982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 45 | 66 | 50 | 60 | 1845 | 3817 | 4875 | 7903 | 5891 | 8473 | 7935 | 6432 | 4947 | — | — | 7 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 324 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 126 | 258 | 248 | 413 | 869 | 924 | 907 | 985 | 986 | 996 | 1278 | 267 |
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