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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s 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 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| 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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 57 | 12 | 68 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | 2:26PM0.28m | 00:31AM0.21m | 3:59PM0.27m | 1:50AM0.18m | 5:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.19m | 7:53AM0.10m | 11:37PM0.18m | 9:05AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
13 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 17 | — | 12 | 6 | — | 10 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
— | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
87 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 43 | 68 | 77 | 55 | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 34 | 75 | 62 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 724 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 612 | 400 | 755 | 110 | 95 | 90 | 90 | 110 | 738 | 755 | 514 | 400 | 782 |
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