
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Erakor Island today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Erakor Island at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Erakor Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 85 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 50 | 134 | 225 | 263 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:45PM1.11m | 10:12AM0.90m | 9:26PM1.05m | 11:31AM0.86m | 10:19PM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM0.30m | 3:19PM0.62m | 4:38AM0.34m | 4:15PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 | W 7 | S 16 | WSW 7 |
28 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 |
30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
23 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 134 | 225 | 263 | 312 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 941 | 555 | 555 | 550 | 939 | 934 | 941 | 940 | 939 | 939 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 934 | 1026 | 1021 | 1831 | 1802 |
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