Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 12PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Josiahs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 437 | 669 | 789 | 621 | 849 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 10:02AM0.43m | 10:09PM0.40m | 10:51AM0.45m | 10:41PM0.37m | 11:43AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46AM0.14m | 4:09PM0.15m | 4:16AM0.11m | 5:03PM0.16m | 4:49AM0.08m | 6:02PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 11 | 789 | 621 | 849 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | NNE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | NNE 11 | — | — | NNE 11 | — | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | NNE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 9 |
| kJ | 47 | — | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | — | N 13 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 12 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 273 | 437 | 669 | 11 | 16 | 932 | 821 | 575 | 436 | 380 | 281 | 245 | 237 | 208 | 193 | 162 | 162 | 125 | 119 | 140 | 69 | 53 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 179 | 246 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 116 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 10 | 154 | 154 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 144 | 154 | 198 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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