Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Busua Beach today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Busua Beach at 12PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Busua Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
218 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 198 | 194 | 78 | 220 | 215 | 69 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 195 | 165 | 161 | 129 | 130 | 130 | 108 | 90 | 109 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:00PM1.25m | 3:47AM1.32m | 3:35PM1.31m | 4:16AM1.41m | 4:09PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:59AM0.46m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:35AM0.39m | 9:47PM0.12m | 10:10AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 |
218 | 164 | 164 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 78 | 220 | 21 | 69 | 205 | 205 | 18 | 19 | 165 | 161 | 129 | 130 | 130 | 108 | 90 | 109 | 121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
21 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 7 | 37 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 10 |
— | — | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 64 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 9 | SSW 6 | — | WSW 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 164 | 198 | 194 | 50 | 69 | 215 | 60 | — | 13 | 202 | 195 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 57 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 2636 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 170 | 35 | 2615 | 2025 | 35 | 2260 | 554 | 138 | 16 | 138 | 554 | 2615 | 2615 | 35 |
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