Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Broadbeach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Broadbeach at 6AM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Broadbeach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 19 | N 5 | SE 17 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NE 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 80 | 84 | 71 | 49 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.15m | 5:18AM0.73m | 5:43PM1.19m | 6:11AM0.80m | 6:26PM1.24m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.46m | 10:24AM0.43m | 00:43AM0.40m | 11:36AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 22 | — | 8 | 80 | 84 | 71 | 49 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 280 | 25 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 280 | 158 | 72 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 |
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