Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Extensions today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Extensions at 12AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Extensions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 65 | 61 | 87 | 328 | 380 | 454 | 331 | 340 | 441 | 389 | 233 | 225 | 167 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 100 | 150 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.65m | 2:54AM1.54m | 3:03PM1.68m | 3:31AM1.55m | 3:42PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM-0.02m | 8:54AM0.08m | 9:22PM-0.05m | 9:32AM0.08m | 10:00PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 81 | 65 | 52 | 79 | 328 | 380 | 454 | 331 | 340 | 441 | 389 | 233 | 225 | 167 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 100 | 150 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SSE 11 | S 7 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 28 | 87 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 13 | W 11 | E 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 40 | 61 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 90 | 83 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 72 | 95 | 76 | 48 | 31 | 19 | 20 | 21 | — | 46 | 58 | 62 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 400 | 61 | 61 | 34 | 34 | 26 | 417 | 26 | 12 | 34 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 26 |
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