Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Discovery Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Discovery Bay at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Discovery Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 13 | E 5 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 47 | 18 | 56 | 42 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59PM0.27m | 1:50AM0.18m | 5:10PM0.28m | 4:01AM0.17m | 5:58PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM0.10m | 11:37PM0.18m | 9:05AM0.10m | 00:32AM0.16m | 10:14AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | — | E 13 | — | E 5 |
17 | 12 | 11 | 18 | — | 10 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 18 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 |
— | 16 | 45 | 74 | 77 | 43 | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 47 | 56 | 44 | 24 | 47 | — | 56 | 42 | 25 | 63 | 71 | 92 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 90 | 90 | 755 | 755 | 755 | 122 | 110 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 755 | 755 | 400 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 868 | 886 | 400 | 400 | 0 |
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