
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Denhams Beach today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Denhams Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Denhams Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
182 | 202 | 330 | 260 | 209 | 255 | 178 | 178 | 250 | 352 | 407 | 359 | 321 | 373 | 236 | 223 | 266 | 452 | 588 | 545 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.29m | 6:16AM1.20m | 6:03PM1.32m | 6:52AM1.29m | 6:53PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM0.71m | 11:52PM0.44m | 11:58AM0.62m | 00:31AM0.40m | 12:48PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 11 | — | S 16 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 209 | 204 | 178 | 178 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 321 | 268 | 236 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | — | S 16 | E 15 | E 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 18 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
182 | 202 | 330 | 260 | — | 255 | — | — | 250 | 352 | 407 | 359 | — | 373 | — | 223 | 266 | 452 | 588 | 545 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 545 | 544 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 501 | 78 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 493 | 264 | 264 | 60 |
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