Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elizabeth Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elizabeth Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Elizabeth Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 104 | 100 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 86 | 88 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:09PM0.41m | 1:35AM0.26m | 4:09PM0.41m | 2:19AM0.25m | 5:08PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.22m | 8:26AM0.06m | 11:06PM0.22m | 9:20AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 13 | NE 9 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 12 | N 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | S 6 | ESE 12 | N 10 | N 10 | ESE 11 | N 10 | NE 9 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 |
14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | 15 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 7 | E 7 |
77 | 92 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 80 | 89 | 92 | 101 | 104 | 100 | 80 | 120 | 99 | 99 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 47 | 86 | 88 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 592 | 1406 | 278 | 1959 | 178 | 227 | 492 | 565 | 904 | 773 | 197 | 393 | 565 | 175 | 156 | 175 | 156 | 808 | 36 | 156 | 393 |
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