Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ersary beach (Barra) today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ersary beach (Barra) at 1AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ersary beach (Barra). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
525 | 551 | 476 | 476 | 436 | 352 | 281 | 231 | 192 | 127 | 101 | 79 | 72 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:08PM2.66m | 5:29AM2.66m | 5:49PM2.89m | 6:05AM2.87m | 6:23PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.95m | 11:31AM0.82m | 11:55PM0.72m | 12:06PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 |
525 | 551 | 476 | 476 | 436 | 352 | 281 | 231 | 192 | 127 | 101 | 79 | 72 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 7 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | S 13 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 5 | SE 6 | N 3 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 |
4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 29 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 64 | 0 | 66 | 64 | 0 | 66 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 |
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