
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Discovery Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Discovery Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Discovery Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 5 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 49 | 59 | 55 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 68 | 0 | 29 | 73 | 57 | 45 | 61 | 49 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:06PM0.26m | 4:28PM0.27m | 3:59AM0.16m | 5:19PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.11m | 00:06AM0.15m | 9:34AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 19 | — | — | 29 | 25 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
21 | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 4 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — |
25 | 49 | 59 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 68 | 34 | 43 | 73 | 57 | 45 | 61 | 49 | 10 | 18 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 736 | 736 | 736 | 0 | 90 | 716 | 85 | 85 | 400 | 0 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 514 | 90 | 868 | 871 | 85 | 8 | 85 |
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