Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at China Walls today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for China Walls at 3AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at China Walls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
427 | 309 | 387 | 482 | 471 | 348 | 260 | 257 | 329 | 320 | 311 | 229 | 167 | 165 | 126 | 125 | 110 | 106 | 135 | |
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 |
High Tide | 2:53PM0.66m | 3:07AM0.39m | 3:21PM0.62m | 3:47AM0.44m | 3:48PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49PM0.07m | 8:57AM0.06m | 10:10PM0.06m | 9:43AM0.10m | 10:32PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 17 |
427 | 309 | 387 | 482 | 471 | 348 | 260 | 257 | 329 | 320 | 311 | 229 | 167 | 165 | 126 | 125 | 110 | 106 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | NNE 7 | SSW 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
47 | 72 | 46 | 10 | 22 | 79 | 78 | 109 | 109 | 107 | 106 | 146 | 130 | 126 | 85 | 112 | 89 | 75 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | W 10 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
6 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 56 | 84 | 81 | 89 | 89 | 75 | 89 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
188 | 195 | 218 | 213 | 194 | 160 | 144 | 127 | 119 | 128 | 182 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 194 | 201 | 201 | 268 | 290 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 43 | 51 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 114 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 51 | 54 | 56 | 51 | 51 |
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