Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hendry's Beach today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Hendry's Beach at 11PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Hendry's Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 70 | 69 | 108 | 120 | 123 | 125 | 131 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 94 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.52m | 4:02AM0.89m | 3:09PM1.49m | 4:20PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.44m | 7:34AM0.80m | 11:31PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 13 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | W 7 |
34 | 40 | 69 | 66 | 58 | 55 | 68 | 55 | 54 | 38 | 27 | 34 | 36 | 29 | 38 | 40 | 28 | 28 | 118 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | SSW 14 |
104 | 70 | 55 | 108 | 120 | 123 | 125 | 131 | 138 | 140 | 140 | 138 | 94 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 120 | 120 | 27 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
32 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | W 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 32 | 50 | 91 | — | 39 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 140 | 9 | 5 | 0 |
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