Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Chia today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Chia at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Chia. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 4 | W 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:54AM0.19m | 9:44PM0.27m | 9:29AM0.20m | 10:12PM0.28m | 10:04AM0.21m | 10:40PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.03m | 4:04AM0.07m | 3:31PM0.02m | 4:32AM0.06m | 4:04PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SSE 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | W 5 |
15 | 17 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 3 | W 6 | — | NNE 4 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | S 4 | — | — | WSW 7 |
1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | NNE 3 |
— | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | — | 6 | 19 | 115 | 90 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1010 | 944 | 183 | 133 | 1010 | 1478 | 985 | 985 | 841 | 205 | 205 | 1033 | 1011 | 1002 | 985 | 601 | 590 | 601 | 556 | 753 | 1020 | 1010 | 117 |
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