Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 1PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Josiahs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 | E 15 | NNE 9 | N 7 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 145 | 173 | 109 | 109 | 84 | 108 | 133 | 105 | 82 | 84 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 86 | 86 | 105 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM0.44m | 11:55PM0.35m | 1:14PM0.44m | 00:26AM0.31m | 2:10PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36AM0.09m | 6:32PM0.18m | 6:14AM0.08m | 7:37PM0.21m | 6:54AM0.07m | 8:46PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NNE 10 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | SE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 34 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 5 | NE 10 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 7 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | N 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | NNE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | E 15 | NNW 7 | NE 9 | N 7 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 145 | 173 | 109 | 109 | 84 | 108 | 133 | 105 | 82 | 84 | 90 | 90 | 65 | 86 | 86 | 105 | 112 | 128 | 128 | 29 | 10 | 78 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 158 | 37 | 900 | 394 | 0 | 154 | 153 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 198 | 198 | 154 | 154 | 153 | 144 | 116 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 |
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