Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Discovery Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Discovery Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Discovery Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 22 | 37 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 93 | 129 | 133 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 43 | 18 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.37m | 8:58AM0.32m | 9:12PM0.36m | 9:37AM0.33m | 9:37PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.08m | 3:03AM0.10m | 2:55PM0.10m | 3:30AM0.09m | 3:34PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 5 |
— | 22 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 93 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 12 | — | — | — | ESE 8 |
— | — | 37 | 13 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | SE 4 |
45 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | 18 | 20 | — | 129 | 133 | 88 | — | — | — | 43 | 11 | 54 | 37 | 45 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 612 | 771 | 1119 | 85 | 85 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 903 | 784 | 400 | 514 | 8 | 85 | 90 | 0 | 784 | 784 | 1009 | 110 | 8 |
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