Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Josiahs Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Josiahs Bay at 5AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Josiahs Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | N 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12PM0.29m | 12:36PM0.45m | 11:45PM0.27m | 1:28PM0.43m | 00:22AM0.26m | 2:22PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.06m | 7:17PM0.19m | 5:59AM0.06m | 8:21PM0.20m | 6:45AM0.07m | 9:27PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 10 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 10 | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 51 | 59 | 77 | 74 | 64 | 74 | 91 | 119 | 125 | 136 | 104 | 122 | 114 | 94 | 85 | 104 | 104 | 86 | 36 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 158 | 174 | 749 | 920 | 778 | 506 | 491 | 150 | 153 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 144 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 154 | 37 |
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