Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burgau today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Burgau at 4PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | S 12 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 68 | 96 | 98 | 120 | 164 | 153 | 147 | 120 | 120 | 132 | 132 | 200 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:56PM3.12m | 3:24AM2.87m | 3:40PM3.22m | 4:06AM2.90m | 4:21PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.19m | 9:15PM-0.04m | 9:23AM0.08m | 9:57PM-0.09m | 10:04AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — |
20 | 68 | 96 | 98 | 120 | 164 | 153 | 147 | 120 | 120 | 132 | 132 | 200 | 211 | 264 | 216 | 194 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 11 | S 12 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — |
69 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
— | — | 10 | 16 | 16 | 253 | 40 | 35 | — | — | 15 | 18 | 45 | 64 | 97 | 91 | 100 | 190 | 230 | 287 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 50 | 47 | 47 | 50 | 306 | 269 | 730 | 50 |
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