Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Howrah Beach today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Howrah Beach at 11AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Howrah Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 80 | 702 | 72 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:40AM0.45m | 1:14PM0.75m | 3:51AM0.44m | 1:54PM0.77m | 4:45AM0.45m | 2:37PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.42m | 9:16PM0.25m | 6:10AM0.43m | 9:59PM0.22m | 6:57AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 80 | 138 | 72 | 72 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 14 | E 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 | E 8 | S 24 | — | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 31 | 30 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 35 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | S 6 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 15 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 702 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 40 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 87 | 553 | 528 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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