Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gillin's today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 5AM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). 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 (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 103 | 147 | 137 | 190 | 134 | 131 | 177 | 165 | 115 | 215 | 215 | 339 | 325 | 302 | 316 | 294 | 311 | 307 | 437 | 433 | 426 | 517 | 489 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM0.48m | 7:14PM0.44m | 10:48AM0.52m | 11:56AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.12m | 2:43PM0.37m | 2:42AM0.12m | 3:23AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 17 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 147 | 74 | 190 | 134 | 131 | 108 | 112 | 115 | 215 | 215 | 339 | 325 | 302 | 316 | 294 | 311 | 307 | 316 | 236 | 222 | 219 | 215 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSW 11 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 26 | SSW 26 | SSW 25 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 106 | 103 | 49 | 137 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 177 | 165 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 69 | 65 | 61 | 224 | 224 | 215 | 289 | 437 | 433 | 426 | 517 | 489 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SE 8 | SW 18 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | E 12 | E 15 | SSW 26 | SW 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 84 | 82 | 18 | 80 | 28 | 69 | 69 | 66 | 71 | 72 | 11 | 17 | 133 | 60 | 32 | 32 | 84 | 74 | 73 | 105 | 102 | 98 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 160 | 169 | 169 | 147 | 147 | 181 | 186 | 172 | 160 | 132 | 139 | 154 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 152 | 170 | 188 | 218 | 200 | 200 | 171 | 131 | 155 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 27 | 25 | 8 |
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