
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at China Walls today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for China Walls at 10AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at China Walls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 37 | 21 | 57 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:24AM0.54m | 10:57PM0.23m | 10:21AM0.54m | 11:38PM0.28m | 11:07AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.17m | 5:45PM0.12m | 2:57AM0.19m | 6:08PM0.10m | 4:25AM0.18m | 6:28PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | SW 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 15 | SW 16 |
125 | 163 | 158 | 141 | 134 | 132 | 125 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 58 | 58 | 63 | 63 | 40 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 65 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 57 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 14 | N 10 | N 10 |
84 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 28 | 70 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 25 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 20 | 65 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | SW 18 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 17 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
31 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 75 | 27 | 69 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 21 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
372 | 419 | 446 | 444 | 394 | 471 | 590 | 675 | 675 | 589 | 509 | 555 | 555 | 464 | 509 | 572 | 655 | 526 | 481 | 495 | 540 | 711 | 655 | 640 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 54 | 60 | 54 | 114 | 114 | 60 | 116 | 60 | 54 | 54 | 51 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 117 | 54 | 43 | 51 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 54 | 54 |
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