Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Joss Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Joss Bay at 8PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Joss Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 3 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 3 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross |
High Tide | 4:03PM4.03m | 4:31AM3.64m | 4:46PM3.74m | 5:13AM3.39m | 5:34PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.70m | 10:44PM0.55m | 10:52AM0.89m | 11:19PM0.87m | 11:28AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 4 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | SSW 4 |
— | — | 2 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 7 | W 3 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | NNE 6 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 4 |
8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 436 | 436 | 787 | 7 | 212 | 194 | 37 | 281 | 314 | 204 | 554 | 203 | 210 | 398 | 383 | 377 | 344 | 425 | 425 | 378 | 212 |
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