Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Extensions today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Extensions at 2PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Extensions. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1974 | 2001 | 1159 | 2063 | 2984 | 2972 | 2924 | 2744 | 2454 | 2302 | 2078 | 1978 | 1742 | 1665 | 1693 | 2065 | 3609 | 4058 | 3532 | 3165 | 2536 | 2073 | 1835 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:47PM1.29m | 7:10AM1.10m | 7:27PM1.16m | 8:02AM0.99m | 8:29PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.37m | 1:07AM0.42m | 1:04PM0.50m | 1:53AM0.54m | 1:54PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1974 | 2001 | 1159 | 2063 | 2984 | 2972 | 2924 | 2744 | 2454 | 2302 | 2078 | 1978 | 1742 | 1665 | 1693 | 2065 | 3609 | 4058 | 3532 | 3165 | 2536 | 2073 | 1835 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | E 11 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 2 | 837 | 519 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | 27 |
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