
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lava Rock today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Lava Rock at 4AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Lava Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 5 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
28 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 85 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 50 | 134 | 225 | 263 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:29PM1.09m | 10:10AM0.87m | 9:11PM1.03m | 11:38AM0.84m | 10:09PM0.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.33m | 3:10PM0.65m | 4:34AM0.36m | 4:13PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 | W 7 | S 16 | WSW 7 |
28 | 31 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 15 |
30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 |
28 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
23 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 85 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 134 | 225 | 263 | 312 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 956 | 556 | 556 | 551 | 954 | 949 | 956 | 955 | 954 | 954 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 949 | 1042 | 1037 | 1822 | 1793 |
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