Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Discovery Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Discovery Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Discovery Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 35 | 42 | 53 | 73 | 53 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 68 | 98 | 5 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM0.28m | 00:31AM0.21m | 3:59PM0.27m | 1:50AM0.18m | 5:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57AM0.10m | 9:01PM0.19m | 7:53AM0.10m | 11:37PM0.18m | 9:05AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
38 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 53 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
36 | 35 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
— | — | 42 | 53 | 73 | — | — | — | 17 | 27 | 59 | 68 | 98 | 61 | — | — | 10 | 8 | 12 | 29 | 59 | 60 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 0 | 90 | 724 | 724 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 612 | 755 | 755 | 8 | 110 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 755 | 1009 | 755 | 514 | 8 |
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