Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gillin's today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 157 | 257 | 178 | 192 | 165 | 165 | 121 | 121 | 130 | 126 | 100 | 107 | 110 | 103 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 103 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM0.53m | 5:45PM0.38m | 9:43AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.12m | 2:44PM0.36m | 1:15AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 157 | 257 | 178 | 167 | 165 | 165 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 83 | 78 | 72 | 63 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 33 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 110 | 26 | 13 | 17 | 40 | 56 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 37 | 44 | 103 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 104 | 104 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 14 | 58 | 56 | 80 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 11 | 66 | 37 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 103 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 234 | 252 | 208 | 192 | 166 | 161 | 157 | 135 | 130 | 126 | 100 | 107 | 110 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 109 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 |
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