Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). 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 (20 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Josiahs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 172 | 208 | 187 | 146 | 159 | 134 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 44 | 0 | 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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:40AM0.40m | 1:49PM0.42m | 1:14AM0.36m | 2:50PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.17m | 7:10AM0.10m | 7:56PM0.21m | 7:50AM0.08m | 9:10PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | N 8 | SE 5 | — | NNE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 142 | 172 | 208 | 187 | 146 | 159 | 134 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 96 | 73 | 69 | 76 | 69 | 55 | 44 | 27 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 773 | 394 | 564 | 226 | 491 | 564 | 198 | 198 | 321 | 154 | 313 | 144 | 154 | 0 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 37 |
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