
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gordons Bay Harbour today (04 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gordons Bay Harbour at 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gordons Bay Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 3 | Wednesday 4 | Thursday 5 | Fri 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
714 | 693 | 663 | 569 | 491 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 320 | 260 | 251 | 222 | 226 | 230 | 249 | 241 | 233 | 251 | 239 | 265 | 285 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:36PM1.16m | 11:58AM1.36m | 00:32AM1.25m | 12:44PM1.45m | 1:15AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.40m | 5:44AM0.41m | 6:31PM0.30m | 6:35AM0.34m | 7:13PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | |
7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
714 | 693 | 663 | 569 | 491 | 491 | 414 | 402 | 320 | 260 | 251 | 222 | 226 | 230 | 249 | 241 | 233 | 251 | 239 | 265 | 285 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | W 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
4 | — | — | 4 | 9 | — | 9 | 3 | 4 | 50 | 94 | 14 | 23 | 17 | 27 | 69 | 96 | 85 | 61 | 189 | 156 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 15 | E 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 41 | 15 | — | — | 82 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
25 | — | 14 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 29 | 61 | 52 | 19 | 18 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 46 | 34 | 19 | 11 | 0 |
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