
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Josiahs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 8 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 50 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:04AM0.50m | 8:48PM0.32m | 9:48AM0.50m | 9:23PM0.29m | 10:32AM0.49m | 9:58PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.15m | 2:41AM0.06m | 4:25PM0.16m | 3:16AM0.05m | 5:14PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 37 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
66 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 62 | 58 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 281 | 277 | 149 | 156 | 153 | 158 | 144 | 564 | 900 | 116 | 144 | 144 | 144 | 150 | 149 | 37 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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