
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gordons Bay Harbour today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gordons Bay Harbour at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gordons Bay Harbour. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tue 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
230 | 121 | 119 | 176 | 418 | 422 | 485 | 581 | 541 | 526 | 525 | 525 | 541 | 465 | 444 | 437 | 418 | 405 | 442 | 435 | 373 | 273 | 192 | 431 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.38m | 8:11AM1.15m | 8:43PM1.31m | 9:17AM1.08m | 9:45PM1.25m | 10:29AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.40m | 2:16PM0.42m | 3:22AM0.45m | 3:19PM0.50m | 4:30AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
230 | 121 | 119 | 176 | 418 | 422 | 485 | 581 | 541 | 526 | 525 | 525 | 541 | 465 | 444 | 437 | 418 | 405 | 442 | 435 | 373 | 273 | 192 | 431 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 12 | — | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | W 6 |
62 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 34 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 108 | — | 17 | 71 | 53 | 87 | 188 | 186 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 24 |
11 | 55 | 107 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 239 |
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