
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dark Hollow today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Dark Hollow at 9AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Dark Hollow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
297 | 270 | 230 | 199 | 194 | 150 | 289 | 306 | 388 | 320 | 163 | 171 | 184 | 122 | 118 | 71 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 96 | 146 | 214 | 344 | 454 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:47AM0.85m | 12:15PM1.13m | 1:53AM0.82m | 1:04PM1.11m | 3:00AM0.81m | 1:58PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49AM0.58m | 7:29PM0.33m | 6:36AM0.62m | 8:28PM0.33m | 7:30AM0.64m | 9:24PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | N 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | N 4 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
297 | 270 | 230 | 199 | 194 | 150 | 289 | 306 | 388 | 320 | 163 | 171 | 184 | 122 | 118 | 71 | 21 | 71 | 70 | 9 | 81 | 127 | 211 | 230 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | SSE 18 | NNW 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | NNW 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 14 | S 8 | E 12 | SSE 14 | NNW 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 |
44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 57 | 60 | 2 | 104 | 113 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 69 | 11 | 3 | 69 | 7 | 214 | 344 | 454 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 7 | S 19 | NE 13 | SSE 18 | NNW 4 | NE 13 | SSE 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 8 | E 12 | — | S 9 | N 8 | S 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 61 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | 15 | 12 | 34 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | N 2 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 64 | 191 | 139 | 122 | 67 | 36 | 37 | 96 | 146 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 187 | 155 | 171 | 100 | 485 | 497 | 486 | 432 | 481 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
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