Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Reef Bombie today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Reef Bombie at 1PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Long Reef Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
145 | 152 | 96 | 170 | 107 | 189 | 182 | 168 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 99 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 97 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 82 | 90 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.35m | 10:45PM1.37m | 11:22AM1.35m | 11:29PM1.21m | 12:06PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.11m | 4:40PM0.29m | 5:02AM0.20m | 5:32PM0.36m | 5:37AM0.30m | 6:28PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 10 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
96 | 65 | 92 | 170 | 107 | 78 | 182 | 78 | 83 | 70 | 85 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 70 | 88 | 88 | 56 | 55 | 68 | 97 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 18 | S 14 | S 18 | S 11 | ESE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
19 | 148 | 96 | 36 | 55 | 189 | 55 | 168 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 99 | 73 | 51 | 50 | 97 | 90 | 82 | 41 | 70 | 90 | 115 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SSE 7 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
— | 20 | 43 | 57 | 20 | 54 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 16 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 55 | 49 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
145 | 152 | 77 | 69 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 82 | 22 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 84 | 84 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 294 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 |
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