Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Burgau today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Burgau at 11PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Burgau. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00PM2.40m | 7:23AM2.27m | 7:47PM2.14m | 8:16AM2.10m | 8:52PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM0.70m | 1:26PM0.81m | 1:47AM0.91m | 2:25PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
53 | 53 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | NW 11 |
22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | W 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 2 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
— | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 376 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 530 | 81 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 99 | 188 | 735 | 745 | 396 |
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