Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Break today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Break at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Main Break. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 473 | 399 | 367 | 307 | 289 | 243 | 238 | 197 | 193 | 166 | 156 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 118 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:20AM0.94m | 11:59PM0.95m | 12:24PM1.04m | 00:51AM1.04m | 1:05PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.52m | 6:02AM0.50m | 6:37PM0.43m | 6:48AM0.42m | 7:15PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 473 | 399 | 367 | 307 | 289 | 243 | 238 | 197 | 193 | 151 | 147 | 137 | 116 | 104 | 99 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 304 | 286 | 286 | 239 | 246 | 242 | 208 | 168 | 168 | 166 | 156 | 148 | 146 | 146 | 118 | 116 | 112 | 110 | 110 | 108 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1279 | 1249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1192 | 1193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1287 | 1388 | 1431 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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