
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Golf Course Reef today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Golf Course Reef at 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Golf Course Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
135 | 77 | 67 | 48 | 48 | 31 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:41PM1.89m | 10:46AM1.31m | 10:29PM1.78m | 11:35AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.09m | 4:09PM0.51m | 5:19AM0.15m | 5:05PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
80 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 48 | 49 | 46 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | S 19 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
7 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
135 | 77 | 67 | 48 | 48 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 185 | 185 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 72 | 72 | 1 | 1 |
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