Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gillin's today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 8AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 222 | 222 | 165 | 215 | 171 | 162 | 202 | 186 | 181 | 315 | 315 | 142 | 138 | 156 | 150 | 148 | 295 | 146 | 144 | 140 | 124 | 190 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:19AM0.49m | 4:21PM0.61m | 5:01AM0.53m | 4:44PM0.55m | 5:46AM0.56m | 5:05PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM0.14m | 10:48PM0.10m | 10:49AM0.19m | 11:10PM0.09m | 11:41AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 229 | 222 | 222 | 165 | 215 | 165 | 162 | 153 | 103 | 102 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 150 | 148 | 148 | 146 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 190 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 66 | 106 | 96 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 111 | 186 | 181 | 147 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 156 | 97 | 89 | 84 | 84 | 144 | 140 | 116 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 21 | S 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 34 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 109 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 73 | 65 | 85 | 75 | 124 | 79 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 156 | 135 | 139 | 151 | 161 | 171 | 154 | 202 | 277 | 336 | 315 | 315 | 277 | 245 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 295 | 319 | 355 | 327 | 300 | 273 | 310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 42 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 8 | 8 |
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