
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Grotta today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Grotta at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Grotta. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun night, min 3°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the ESE on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
52 | 34 | 81 | 76 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 92 | 122 | 127 | 567 | 1121 | 841 | 617 | 414 | 283 | 207 | 247 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:40PM3.96m | 6:59AM4.03m | 7:12PM3.85m | 7:31AM3.95m | 7:43PM3.67m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:38PM0.15m | 00:51AM0.20m | 1:12PM0.23m | 1:21AM0.31m | 1:44PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
52 | 34 | 81 | 76 | 55 | 68 | 76 | 92 | 122 | 127 | 567 | 1121 | 841 | 617 | 414 | 283 | 207 | 247 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WSW 12 | — | — | S 12 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
3 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 62 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 820 | 769 | 769 | 769 | 1036 | 1041 | 1094 | 1094 | 769 | 1041 | 1094 | 1369 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1437 | 307 | 12 |
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