Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Bolt Head today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Bolt Head at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Bolt Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 39 | 59 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 32 | 50 | 94 | 125 | 163 | 191 | 210 | 173 | 93 | 91 | 153 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 132 | 114 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27AM3.90m | 9:40PM3.82m | 9:54AM3.70m | 10:09PM3.55m | 10:23AM3.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55AM0.04m | 3:10PM0.17m | 3:26AM0.29m | 3:42PM0.43m | 3:56AM0.60m | 4:13PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 32 | 50 | 94 | 125 | 163 | 191 | 210 | 173 | 93 | 91 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 29 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 59 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 153 | 191 | 59 | 107 | 90 | 132 | 114 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 95 | 168 | 217 | 263 | 217 | 755 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 191 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 450 | 497 | 497 | 217 | 175 |
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