Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kings Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Kings Beach at 6AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Kings Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 252 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 365 | 397 | 346 | 292 | 173 | 406 | 395 | 236 | 200 | 131 | 131 | 273 | 262 | 94 | 70 | 103 | 193 | 193 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:10PM1.35m | 12:08PM1.43m | 11:44PM1.17m | 1:08PM1.38m | 00:23AM1.02m | 2:20PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.30m | 6:19PM0.63m | 6:10AM0.36m | 7:32PM0.72m | 6:55AM0.41m | 9:08PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 18 | 34 | 82 | 236 | 243 | 69 | 66 | 128 | 116 | 111 | 93 | 94 | 68 | 77 | 193 | 193 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 67 | 50 | 48 | 65 | — | — | — | 34 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 70 | 103 | 46 | 27 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | E 12 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 292 | 252 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 365 | 397 | 346 | 292 | 173 | 406 | 395 | 236 | 200 | 131 | 131 | 273 | 262 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 157 | 157 | 47 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 47 | 47 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 47 | 13 | 13 | 1 |
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