Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Cap Howard today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Cap Howard at 5AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Cap Howard. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 404 | 552 | 678 | 735 | 711 | 647 | 844 | 748 | 729 | 589 | 614 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 590 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:10PM0.42m | 10:46AM0.40m | 9:54PM0.45m | 11:38AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.16m | 4:00PM0.27m | 4:49AM0.09m | 5:05PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 199 | 404 | 552 | 678 | 735 | 711 | 647 | 844 | 748 | 729 | 589 | 614 | 606 | 606 | 598 | 590 | 590 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 |
| kJ | 69 | 147 | 116 | 149 | 116 | 68 | 90 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 77 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 33 | 18 | 31 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 6 | SW 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 291 | 96 | 75 | 76 | 75 | 57 | 76 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 44 | 50 | 47 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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