Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caxias today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Caxias at 10PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Caxias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 237 | 202 | 159 | 159 | 131 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 62 | 61 | 44 | 198 | 362 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM2.36m | 7:34AM2.24m | 7:59PM2.11m | 8:27AM2.07m | 9:03PM1.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.67m | 1:39PM0.78m | 2:01AM0.89m | 2:39PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 237 | 202 | 159 | 159 | 131 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 44 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 38 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 33 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 62 | 13 | 19 | 29 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 18 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 56 | 198 | 362 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 199 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 436 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 568 | 585 | 486 |
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