Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gillin's today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 3AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 58 | 34 | 427 | 422 | 397 | 403 | 367 | 358 | 320 | 311 | 298 | 274 | 271 | 271 | 250 | 270 | 21 | 21 | 478 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:14AM0.66m | 4:50PM0.25m | 6:59AM0.63m | 5:49PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:11PM0.08m | 2:23PM0.23m | 10:41PM0.11m | 3:42PM0.23m | 11:13PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | 5:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 590 | 447 | 366 | 295 | 290 | 242 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 146 | 114 | 175 | 144 | 144 | 118 | 116 | 83 | 80 | 63 | 45 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNW 17 |
| kJ | 45 | 58 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 31 | 33 | 60 | 59 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 18 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 34 | 2 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 54 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 405 | 365 | 394 | 427 | 422 | 397 | 403 | 367 | 358 | 320 | 311 | 298 | 274 | 271 | 271 | 250 | 270 | 342 | 452 | 478 | 535 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 42 | 33 |
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