Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Inskip Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Inskip Point at 1AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Inskip Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1447 | 919 | 537 | 456 | 471 | 539 | 501 | 501 | 562 | 778 | 897 | 996 | 1021 | 1073 | 963 | 1151 | 1098 | 2567 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21PM2.12m | 10:43AM1.56m | 11:01PM2.01m | 11:27AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43AM0.25m | 4:26PM0.26m | 5:22AM0.28m | 5:11PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 21 | E 21 | E 21 | E 20 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 208 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 20 | NE 8 | E 19 | E 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1447 | 919 | 537 | 456 | 471 | 539 | 501 | 501 | 562 | 778 | 897 | 996 | 1021 | 1073 | 963 | 1151 | 1098 | 2567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 691 | 691 | 691 | 63 | 63 | 800 | 842 | 842 | 648 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 886 | 886 | 974 | 691 |
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