Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dark Hollow today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Dark Hollow at 8AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dark Hollow. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 79 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 74 | 71 | 137 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.82m | 1:57PM1.13m | 3:22AM0.79m | 2:46PM1.13m | 4:27AM0.79m | 3:36PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.55m | 9:11PM0.36m | 8:06AM0.59m | 10:08PM0.34m | 9:00AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | S 16 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 5 | SSE 15 | S 8 | S 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 219 | 183 | 149 | 123 | 101 | 79 | 84 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 74 | 46 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 16 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 8 | NW 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 71 | 71 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | SE 12 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 18 | — | S 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 8 |
741 | 608 | 499 | 424 | 335 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 84 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | 137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 155 | 189 | 155 | 100 | 130 | 155 | 100 | 155 | 155 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 155 | 155 | 93 | 171 | 93 | 481 | 429 | 78 | 78 | 93 |
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