Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gweebara Heads right today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gweebara Heads right at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gweebara Heads right. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
273 | 218 | 271 | 356 | 106 | 95 | 190 | 282 | 410 | 609 | 470 | 341 | 264 | 223 | 155 | 127 | 96 | 72 | 117 | 139 | 188 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:25AM3.21m | 8:40PM3.49m | 8:59AM3.15m | 9:16PM3.33m | 9:38AM3.03m | 9:57PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.13m | 2:48AM0.17m | 2:56PM0.25m | 3:24AM0.32m | 3:36PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 |
94 | 94 | 71 | 34 | 58 | 56 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 470 | 341 | 264 | 223 | 155 | 127 | 96 | 72 | 48 | 73 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
17 | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 34 | 15 | 28 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | N 8 | N 14 | N 13 | — | W 16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
273 | 218 | 271 | 356 | 106 | 95 | 190 | 282 | 410 | 609 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 139 | 188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 479 | 312 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 44 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 533 | 87 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 43 | 60 |
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