Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cane Garden Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cane Garden Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Cane Garden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 8 | ENE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | N 9 | E 8 | N 9 | E 9 | N 8 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | 169 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 108 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:22PM0.39m | 12:19PM0.44m | 11:55PM0.35m | 1:14PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.15m | 5:36AM0.09m | 6:32PM0.18m | 6:14AM0.08m | 7:37PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 |
18 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | NE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | N 9 | E 9 | SE 5 | ESE 8 |
33 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | N 9 | E 8 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 |
20 | 20 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
37 | 169 | 64 | 59 | 52 | 45 | 108 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 584 | 521 | 491 | 399 | 166 | 43 | 905 | 8 | 399 | 145 | 146 | 136 | 136 | 541 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 146 |
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