
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at D'Estrees Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for D'Estrees Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at D'Estrees Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1276 | 1155 | 1141 | 1214 | 1469 | 1904 | 2155 | 2958 | 3284 | 3822 | 3822 | 3869 | 1956 | 3991 | 3538 | 3457 | 2681 | 2615 | 2550 | 2596 | 2477 | 2378 | 2346 | 2155 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:48AM0.89m | 2:09PM0.75m | 4:44AM0.84m | 12:55PM0.74m | 11:05AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.55m | 9:03PM0.17m | 9:45AM0.71m | 9:05PM0.17m | 9:00PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
1276 | 1155 | 1141 | 1214 | 1469 | 1904 | 2155 | 2958 | 3284 | 3822 | 3822 | 3869 | 1956 | 3991 | 3538 | 3457 | 2681 | 2615 | 2550 | 2596 | 2477 | 2378 | 2346 | 2155 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — |
39 | 30 | 29 | 56 | 66 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 251 | 184 | 1652 | 2167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 8 | SSE 7 | W 6 | SW 19 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 13 | 18 | 6 | 96 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 11 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 |
7 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 10 | 48 | 43 | 68 | 66 | 54 | 26 | 39 | 17 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 366 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 39 | 39 |
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