Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cane Garden Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Cane Garden Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
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 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | E 6 | E 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 106 | 169 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 113 | 86 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:24AM0.44m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
21 | 20 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 8 | N 10 | E 8 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
17 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
115 | 106 | 169 | 62 | 41 | 62 | 54 | 113 | 86 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 556 | 43 | 204 | 584 | 584 | 218 | 166 | 204 | 171 | 204 | 8 | 399 | 491 | 146 | 145 | 136 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 8 | 146 |
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