Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hawston today (22 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Hawston at 11PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Hawston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 21 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 884 | 1129 | 318 | 144 | 206 | 1142 | 1234 | 117 | 1632 | 2845 | 8364 | 7619 | 6537 | 4982 | 4251 | 3644 | 3261 | 2822 | 2223 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.13m | 10:44AM0.99m | 11:06PM1.10m | 12:10PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.61m | 4:33AM0.58m | 4:45PM0.66m | 5:58AM0.56m | 6:16PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 884 | 1129 | 759 | 874 | 817 | 1142 | 1234 | 1304 | 1632 | 1830 | 8364 | 7619 | 6537 | 4982 | 4251 | 3644 | 3261 | 2822 | 2223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 105 | 318 | 144 | 206 | 7 | 7 | 117 | 634 | 2845 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 82 | 35 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SW 23 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 45 | 120 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 68 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 203 | 4 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
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