Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bocock's Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 20s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bocock's Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 21s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 20s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Bocock's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
705 | 719 | 777 | 743 | 735 | 885 | 805 | 786 | 767 | 929 | 739 | 730 | 799 | 974 | 1271 | 1101 | 1224 | 1087 | 979 | 1074 | 1074 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.55m | 3:50AM1.50m | 4:04PM1.59m | 4:32AM1.50m | 4:43PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.10m | 9:32PM0.01m | 9:45AM0.09m | 10:12PM-0.02m | 10:24AM0.11m | 10:52PM0.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
342 | 335 | 288 | 288 | 497 | 885 | 306 | 786 | 767 | 929 | 739 | 720 | 799 | 974 | 1271 | 1101 | 1224 | 1087 | 979 | 1074 | 1074 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
705 | 719 | 777 | 743 | 735 | 245 | 805 | 260 | 214 | 197 | 159 | 730 | 489 | 476 | 71 | 51 | 45 | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
198 | 238 | 181 | 169 | 152 | 127 | — | — | 216 | 358 | 634 | 132 | 123 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 24 | 29 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1317 | 501 | 144 | 146 | 146 | 1400 | 0 | 144 | 1452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1461 | 1223 | 30 | 0 |
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