Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burgau today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s 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 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s 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) | 9s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 58 | 42 | 37 | 190 | 449 | 744 | 725 | 604 | 551 | 584 | 494 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:31AM1.98m | 10:24PM1.85m | 11:04AM1.99m | 11:52PM1.91m | 12:17PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM1.10m | 4:27AM1.15m | 5:36PM1.06m | 5:55AM1.06m | 6:42PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | W 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
236 | 221 | 121 | 26 | 43 | 56 | 55 | 28 | 217 | 188 | 163 | 115 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 190 | 449 | 744 | 725 | 604 | 551 | 584 | 494 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | S 13 |
8 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 41 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | S 14 | W 18 | WNW 8 | NNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
303 | 335 | — | 114 | 123 | 102 | 156 | 296 | 432 | 356 | — | 115 | 58 | 42 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 769 | 814 | 744 | 188 | 50 | 50 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 81 | 294 | 260 | 260 | 81 |
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