
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burgau today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Burgau at 1PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:21PM2.75m | 3:40AM2.54m | 3:54PM2.83m | 4:13AM2.59m | 4:26PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.46m | 9:33PM0.35m | 9:36AM0.37m | 10:05PM0.29m | 10:08AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 |
84 | 94 | 45 | 44 | 29 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 23 | 18 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | — |
21 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | E 5 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | E 5 | W 12 | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
21 | 181 | — | — | 11 | 109 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 37 | 56 | 62 | 51 | 68 | 25 | 43 | 38 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 19 | 19 | 256 | 814 | 393 | 189 | 99 | 95 | 47 | 99 | 617 | 814 | 380 | 724 | 371 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 903 | 772 | 380 | 387 |
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