
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at D'Estrees Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for D'Estrees Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at D'Estrees Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1273 | 1338 | 1005 | 867 | 772 | 966 | 966 | 918 | 893 | 883 | 820 | 1241 | 2964 | 4271 | 4941 | 5105 | 5718 | 5280 | 4377 | 4019 | 3779 | 3116 | 2288 | 2037 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:16AM0.77m | 11:44AM0.73m | 3:14AM0.64m | 11:20AM0.81m | 00:53AM0.65m | 11:35AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.70m | 7:40PM0.31m | 5:18AM0.63m | 6:41PM0.32m | 5:28AM0.50m | 6:16PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | ENE 4 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
1273 | 2 | 1005 | 867 | 772 | 966 | 966 | 918 | 893 | 883 | 820 | 1241 | 2964 | 4271 | 4941 | 5105 | 5718 | 5280 | 4377 | 4019 | 3779 | 3116 | 2288 | 2037 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 26 | SW 5 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 |
6 | 3 | 13 | 34 | 55 | 108 | 54 | 181 | 260 | 175 | 432 | 708 | — | 1471 | 948 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 735 | 1702 | 1982 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | S 26 | S 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 627 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 14 | SW 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1338 | 34 | — | 40 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 75 | 53 | 53 | 442 | 448 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 85 | 53 | 53 | 105 | 67 | 53 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 53 | 53 | 53 |
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