Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Flame Bowls today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Flame Bowls at 4AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Flame Bowls. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 395 | 339 | 309 | 240 | 236 | 206 | 172 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 118 | 109 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:30PM2.62m | 7:43AM2.48m | 7:58PM2.44m | 8:13AM2.31m | 8:26PM2.22m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39AM0.15m | 1:51PM0.20m | 2:08AM0.30m | 2:20PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 395 | 339 | 309 | 240 | 236 | 177 | 172 | 155 | 151 | 149 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 87 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | 168 | 258 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 130 | 99 | 119 | 116 | 89 | 63 | 63 | 64 | 68 | 61 | 10 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 58 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 10 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 118 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 384 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 384 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 820 | 384 | 0 |
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