Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at D'Estrees Bay today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for D'Estrees Bay at 7PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at D'Estrees Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2200 | 1929 | 1748 | 1809 | 1610 | 1650 | 1150 | 2314 | 2285 | 2049 | 2070 | 1488 | 1261 | 1142 | 908 | 1955 | 1561 | 1305 | 1081 | 945 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM0.99m | 1:37PM0.98m | 2:16AM1.01m | 1:49PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.13m | 7:42AM0.23m | 7:53PM0.08m | 8:09AM0.31m | 8:11PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
2200 | 1929 | 1748 | 1809 | 1610 | 1650 | 931 | 2314 | 2285 | 2049 | 2070 | 1488 | 1261 | 1142 | 908 | 1955 | 1561 | 1305 | 1081 | 945 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 26 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SE 5 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SW 22 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 237 | 1150 | 19 | 46 | 404 | 119 | 856 | 970 | 770 | 907 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | — | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | S 11 | SW 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | 26 | — | 55 | 109 | 317 | 57 | 117 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 |
17 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 10 | — | 28 | 16 | 44 | 60 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 62 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 34 | 30 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 39 | 39 | 67 | 85 | 85 | 39 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 107 | 67 | 39 | 75 | 86 |
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