
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burgau today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Burgau at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
800 | 930 | 854 | 805 | 781 | 757 | 711 | 677 | 579 | 569 | 454 | 366 | 306 | 419 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 96 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | 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 | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM2.07m | 6:48AM2.17m | 7:26PM1.90m | 7:56AM2.03m | 8:52PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.76m | 00:20AM0.92m | 1:06PM0.95m | 1:16AM1.08m | 2:25PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
800 | 930 | 854 | 805 | 781 | 757 | 711 | 677 | 579 | 569 | 454 | 366 | 306 | 177 | 568 | 604 | 660 | 662 | 544 | 534 | 479 | 389 | 308 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 11 |
83 | 65 | 54 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 88 | 163 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 35 | 96 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | ESE 6 | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — |
94 | — | — | — | 40 | 40 | 18 | 139 | 78 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | NW 5 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 18 | 25 | 2 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 419 | 62 | 855 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 306 | 102 | 102 | 50 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
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