Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gillin's today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gillin's at 6PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gillin's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 868 | 847 | 784 | 636 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 503 | 496 | 411 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 293 | 675 | 819 | 951 | 1171 | 1256 | 1586 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:25PM0.73m | 4:42AM0.45m | 4:54PM0.66m | 5:30AM0.49m | 5:19PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.06m | 11:07PM0.11m | 10:19AM0.12m | 11:31PM0.11m | 11:07AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 868 | 847 | 784 | 636 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 614 | 503 | 496 | 411 | 405 | 399 | 320 | 293 | 284 | 280 | 222 | 222 | 168 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SE 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | WNW 11 | SE 12 | WNW 13 | SE 13 | WNW 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 41 | 21 | 34 | 25 | 34 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SE 13 | WNW 13 | S 16 | WNW 13 | S 19 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 34 | 64 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 152 | 160 | 165 | 186 | 233 | 266 | 286 | 315 | 397 | 419 | 407 | 427 | 373 | 450 | 535 | 675 | 819 | 951 | 1171 | 1256 | 1586 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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