
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Long Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
117 | 117 | 98 | 187 | 96 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 156 | 81 | 79 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM0.12m | 2:55PM0.26m | 3:52AM0.14m | 3:52PM0.27m | 4:47AM0.17m | 4:34PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.12m | 6:12AM0.10m | 10:59PM0.11m | 8:01AM0.12m | 11:14PM0.11m | 9:27AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
117 | 117 | 98 | 98 | 7 | 114 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 93 | 81 | 79 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 41 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
15 | 11 | 10 | 7 | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 187 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 38 | 399 | 681 | 605 | 785 | 621 | 399 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 523 | 523 | 523 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 637 | 788 | 605 | 38 | 38 |
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