Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bocock's Bay today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bocock's Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Bocock's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1176 | 1143 | 1049 | 1028 | 1042 | 1193 | 1176 | 1249 | 1408 | 1285 | 1267 | 1655 | 1776 | 1741 | 1810 | 2090 | 2090 | 1761 | 1736 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:21PM1.53m | 5:52AM1.39m | 5:59PM1.44m | 6:30AM1.30m | 6:37PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.06m | 11:39AM0.23m | 00:07AM0.15m | 12:16PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1176 | 1143 | 1049 | 1028 | 1042 | 1193 | 1176 | 1249 | 1408 | 1285 | 1267 | 1655 | 1776 | 1741 | 1810 | 2090 | 2090 | 1761 | 1736 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 39 | — | 39 | 36 | 27 | 34 | 50 | 43 | — | 46 | 45 | 56 | 56 | 76 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1309 | 1279 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1309 | 0 | 0 | 1223 |
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