
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Howrah Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Howrah Beach at 7AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Howrah Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 12 | S 22 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 21 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 63 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 36 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:10AM0.55m | 2:59PM0.76m | 5:34AM0.58m | 3:57PM0.75m | 6:02AM0.63m | 4:59PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.50m | 10:37PM0.14m | 9:59AM0.47m | 11:15PM0.14m | 11:09AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 14 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 63 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | SW 16 | — | E 8 | S 13 | — | — | S 22 | S 11 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | E 7 | — | — | S 19 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | ENE 6 | S 22 | SSW 20 |
6 | 1 | 10 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | 4 | 9 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 22 | — | S 14 | E 7 | S 20 | — | E 8 | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | ENE 8 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 1 | 30 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 87 | 37 | 37 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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