Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kenting today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kenting at 6PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Kenting. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 27°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 599 | 733 | 682 | 567 | 514 | 481 | 460 | 421 | 381 | 338 | 311 | 322 | 288 | 267 | 230 | 201 | 196 | 171 | 179 | 188 | 188 |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:55AM1.03m | 9:26PM0.83m | 9:33AM0.87m | 9:58PM0.88m | 10:10AM0.71m | 10:34PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25PM0.26m | 3:20AM0.31m | 3:40PM0.33m | 4:21AM0.35m | 3:48PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 682 | 567 | 514 | 481 | 460 | 421 | 381 | 338 | 311 | 322 | 288 | 267 | 230 | 201 | 196 | 171 | 179 | 188 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 30 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 42 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 599 | 733 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 106 | 133 | 102 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 533 | 318 | 0 | 862 | 1443 | 1475 | 1157 | 1157 | 318 |
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