
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Howrah Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Howrah Beach at 11AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Howrah Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
124 | 142 | 499 | 143 | 80 | 78 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 74 | 1288 | 132 | 137 | 133 | 81 | 77 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 36 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.76m | 4:09AM0.48m | 12:59PM0.77m | 4:27AM0.49m | 1:51PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.20m | 5:17AM0.48m | 9:09PM0.19m | 6:36AM0.48m | 9:51PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
124 | 142 | 148 | 143 | 80 | 78 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 74 | 134 | 132 | 137 | 133 | 81 | 77 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
— | — | 499 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 69 | 36 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1288 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 65 | 534 | 80 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 65 | 40 | 560 |
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