
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Long Reef Bombie today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Long Reef Bombie at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Long Reef Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
584 | 408 | 339 | 273 | 202 | 157 | 93 | 111 | 108 | 170 | 117 | 134 | 465 | 320 | 320 | 260 | 202 | 160 | 85 | 192 | 210 | 196 | 153 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:49AM1.18m | 7:50PM1.77m | 8:35AM1.25m | 8:36PM1.74m | 9:18AM1.30m | 9:20PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM-0.00m | 1:22PM0.23m | 2:33AM-0.03m | 2:13PM0.20m | 3:14AM-0.02m | 3:02PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 |
584 | 408 | 339 | 273 | 202 | 157 | 93 | 111 | 108 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 271 | 320 | 320 | 260 | 202 | 160 | 85 | 192 | 210 | 196 | 153 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 13 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
47 | 47 | 48 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 16 | S 12 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 170 | 117 | 134 | 465 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 22 | 87 | 2 |
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