Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Howrah Beach today (12 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Howrah Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Howrah Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 21 | 23 | 56 | 20 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:59AM0.82m | 10:43AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM0.12m | 6:36PM0.13m | 7:17PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 18 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 56 | 20 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 6 | E 10 | — | S 12 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 31 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 37 | 80 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 46 | 522 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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