Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Friars Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Friars Bay at 2PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Friars Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 9 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:05PM0.32m | 10:52PM0.25m | 1:08PM0.32m | 11:03PM0.23m | 2:09PM0.31m | 10:59PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.11m | 5:54PM0.20m | 5:27AM0.08m | 7:27PM0.22m | 6:07AM0.06m | 9:41PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 86 | 86 | 157 | 130 | 104 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 8 | — | E 15 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 264 | 270 | 223 | 190 | 190 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 187 | 182 | 153 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 161 | 160 | 191 | 32 | 34 | 98 | — | — | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 247 | 247 | 159 | 800 | 247 | 164 | 247 | 247 | 159 | 159 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 170 | 34 | 245 | 6 | 34 | 35 | 12 | 159 |
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