Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Golf Course Reef today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Golf Course Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 6 | SE 4 | E 4 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 112 | 75 | 54 | 62 | 89 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 31 | 97 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.13m | 1:59PM1.47m | 2:26AM1.05m | 2:55PM1.47m | 3:39AM1.02m | 3:52PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:10AM0.56m | 8:49PM0.60m | 7:59AM0.62m | 9:59PM0.58m | 8:57AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | ESE 3 |
55 | 34 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 40 | 32 | 33 | 36 | 40 | 42 | 31 | 36 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 |
31 | 30 | 26 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | S 13 | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 4 |
2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | NE 7 | NW 2 | WSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | — |
104 | 112 | 75 | 54 | 62 | 89 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 97 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 6 | 69 | 69 | 455 | 210 | 161 | 129 |
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