Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cane Garden Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Cane Garden Bay at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Cane Garden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | E 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 13 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:10PM0.42m | 00:59AM0.28m | 3:09PM0.41m | 1:35AM0.26m | 4:09PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.22m | 7:38AM0.06m | 9:58PM0.22m | 8:26AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
6 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 8 | ESE 8 | NE 9 | E 14 | N 7 | E 9 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 8 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNW 6 | E 8 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | NE 7 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — |
6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 4 | E 4 |
15 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 51 | 53 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 50 | 29 | 38 | 37 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 60 | 58 | 27 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 146 | 146 | 166 | 233 | 146 | 43 | 146 | 273 | 273 | 166 | 411 | 208 | 556 | 774 | 774 | 399 | 774 | 556 |
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