Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Howrah Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Howrah Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Howrah Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 107 | 100 | 50 | 47 | 84 | 81 | 129 | 137 | 138 | 140 | 92 | 92 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 527 | 129 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:17AM0.51m | 7:05PM0.92m | 10:01AM0.52m | 7:59PM0.85m | 10:36AM0.54m | 8:53PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.47m | 3:01AM0.05m | 1:17PM0.46m | 3:44AM0.11m | 2:33PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 55 | 100 | 50 | 47 | 84 | 81 | 129 | 137 | 138 | 140 | 92 | 92 | 83 | 80 | 80 | 527 | 129 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 107 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 7 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 11 | — | E 12 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 131 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 54 | 11 |
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