Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Botany Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Botany Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Botany Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 27 | 38 | 36 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:57PM0.33m | 3:57PM0.33m | 1:13AM0.17m | 4:53PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.06m | 00:10AM0.17m | 8:41AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 18 | 36 | 49 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | N 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 21 | 13 | 38 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | N 9 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 5 | E 3 | E 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 2 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 78 | 428 | 107 | 128 | 98 | 69 | 78 | 78 | 74 | 234 | 208 | 240 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 78 | 78 | 69 | 69 | 69 |
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