
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s 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 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Josiahs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | 77 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | 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 | 7:12PM0.53m | 6:12AM0.30m | 8:04PM0.54m | 7:23AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.20m | 12:38PM-0.00m | 2:32AM0.19m | 1:39PM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
7 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | — | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 17 | 5 | — | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | NE 10 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 10 | NNE 7 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
— | 2 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 |
64 | 77 | 66 | 62 | 70 | 72 | 93 | 170 | 121 | 95 | 80 | 76 | 62 | 60 | 42 | 36 | 52 | 78 | 87 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 394 | 394 | 528 | 564 | 640 | 281 | 900 | 900 | 576 | 154 | 150 | 158 | 174 | 269 | 900 | 909 | 259 | 259 |
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