Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at China Walls today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for China Walls at 1PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at China Walls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Sun morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
207 | 4431 | 885 | 471 | 604 | 202 | 166 | 250 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 260 | 260 | 253 | 242 | 170 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 119 | 119 | 83 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 5:55AM0.48m | 5:21PM0.47m | 6:52AM0.50m | 5:48PM0.38m | 7:56AM0.52m | 6:10PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.20m | 00:11AM0.05m | 1:08PM0.25m | 00:39AM0.07m | 2:59PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | 24 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 17 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
207 | 94 | 885 | 1131 | 772 | 603 | 475 | 418 | 344 | 291 | 334 | 260 | 260 | 253 | 242 | 170 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 119 | 119 | 83 | 83 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
144 | 26 | 115 | 119 | 350 | 202 | 127 | 66 | 334 | 334 | 32 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 69 | 74 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 80 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SW 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
55 | 37 | 132 | 129 | 123 | 162 | 166 | 250 | 45 | 36 | 50 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
4400 | 4431 | 1609 | 471 | 604 | — | — | — | — | 165 | 250 | 268 | 231 | 222 | 188 | 188 | 173 | 145 | 149 | 143 | 158 | 167 | 139 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 222 | 221 | 221 | 149 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 43 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 16 |
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