
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kiama Wedge today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kiama Wedge at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kiama Wedge. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 50 | 55 | 121 | 916 | 1203 | 770 | 671 | 407 | 226 | 285 | 486 | 477 | 273 | 287 | 220 | 218 | 175 | 139 | 104 | 64 | 59 | 43 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:05PM1.80m | 8:59AM1.15m | 8:55PM1.79m | 9:49AM1.17m | 9:44PM1.73m | 10:37AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM-0.06m | 2:25PM0.25m | 3:46AM-0.06m | 3:18PM0.26m | 4:31AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 |
8 | 18 | 35 | 53 | — | — | 5 | 439 | 280 | 2 | 2 | 323 | 302 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | E 11 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | E 5 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 64 | 25 | 33 | 9 | 22 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — |
37 | 50 | 55 | 121 | 916 | 1203 | 770 | 671 | 407 | 226 | 285 | 486 | 477 | 273 | 287 | 220 | 218 | 175 | 139 | 104 | 64 | 59 | 43 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 47 | 0 |
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