Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burgau today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Burgau at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 36 | 33 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 119 | 187 | 8 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 58 | 58 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | 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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM2.10m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
38 | 36 | 33 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 11 | 187 | 191 | 121 | 15 | 43 | 56 | 54 | 28 | 217 | 188 | 163 | 115 | 98 | 63 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 14 | NW 11 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NW 11 | S 12 | SW 14 | W 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | S 14 | SW 14 |
7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 3 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 7 | 119 | 248 | 300 | — | 111 | 126 | 105 | 89 | 296 | 432 | 356 | — | — | 58 | 58 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 47 | 256 | 9 | 9 | 396 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 50 | 838 | 772 | 744 | 188 | 63 | 47 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 47 |
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