Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Extensions today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Extensions at 12AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 15). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Extensions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
680 | 505 | 343 | 354 | 251 | 200 | 504 | 545 | 671 | 781 | 781 | 622 | 1083 | 1006 | 1042 | 1164 | 1487 | 1824 | 1922 | 1565 | 2917 | 2959 | 2643 | 2185 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.52m | 3:49AM1.58m | 4:23PM1.54m | 4:38AM1.53m | 5:12PM1.53m | 5:28AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.12m | 10:09AM0.01m | 10:33PM0.13m | 10:56AM0.05m | 11:25PM0.17m | 11:43AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
680 | 212 | 343 | 354 | 251 | 200 | 504 | 545 | 671 | 781 | 781 | 622 | 1083 | 1006 | 1042 | 1164 | 1487 | 1824 | 1922 | 1565 | 2917 | 2959 | 2643 | 2185 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | W 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 13 | — | — | — |
100 | 2 | 175 | 64 | 49 | 99 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 164 | 239 | — | 37 | 72 | 37 | 33 | 330 | 711 | 1286 | 386 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | — | SSW 19 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 37 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
— | 505 | 31 | 54 | 103 | 165 | 292 | 345 | 278 | 326 | 331 | 345 | 341 | 266 | 247 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 214 | 178 | 145 | 145 | 122 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 27 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 41 | 37 | 30 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 41 |
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