Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at D'Estrees Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for D'Estrees Bay at 7PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at D'Estrees Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1561 | 1305 | 1081 | 945 | 749 | 649 | 657 | 675 | 631 | 623 | 736 | 892 | 1904 | 1682 | 1306 | 2295 | 2175 | 2687 | 2736 | 2875 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM0.93m | 2:46AM0.99m | 1:58PM0.88m | 3:17AM0.94m | 2:00PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:11PM0.06m | 8:33AM0.40m | 8:29PM0.07m | 8:54AM0.50m | 8:45PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1561 | 1305 | 1081 | 945 | 749 | 649 | 657 | 675 | 631 | 623 | 589 | 661 | 1904 | 1682 | 1306 | 2295 | 2175 | 2242 | 2736 | 2875 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 7 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 103 | 194 | 296 | 376 | 357 | 547 | 771 | 875 | 581 | — | — | 597 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | SE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 8 | SW 16 | WSW 9 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 45 | 32 | 75 | 282 | 509 | 621 | 736 | 892 | 961 | — | — | — | 448 | 2687 | 627 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 39 | 107 | 105 | 102 | 98 | 374 | 442 | 442 | 442 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 67 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 53 |
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