Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burgau today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Burgau at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | 44 | 30 | 88 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.94m | 9:31AM1.98m | 10:24PM1.85m | 11:04AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25PM1.00m | 2:51AM1.09m | 3:55PM1.10m | 4:27AM1.15m | 5:36PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
45 | 44 | 30 | 25 | 210 | 196 | 121 | 15 | 43 | 56 | 55 | 28 | 217 | 188 | 163 | 115 | 64 | 63 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 8 | 8 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 11 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 14 | SW 14 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 3 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
13 | 18 | 15 | 88 | 277 | 1 | 250 | 117 | 138 | 116 | 152 | 296 | 432 | 356 | — | — | 58 | 58 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 9 | 396 | 4 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 838 | 772 | 744 | 188 | 50 | 47 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 19 |
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