Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Main Break today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Main Break at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Main Break. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 531 | 514 | 407 | 297 | 233 | 282 | 312 | 534 | 823 | 976 | 1076 | 1246 | 1421 | 1382 | 1255 | 1169 | 1197 | 1179 | 1144 | 1648 | 1500 | 1887 | 1435 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.15m | 8:06PM1.17m | 9:00AM1.09m | 9:17PM1.10m | 10:21AM1.07m | 10:47PM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.42m | 2:26AM0.32m | 2:56PM0.47m | 3:45AM0.36m | 4:28PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 531 | 514 | 407 | 297 | 233 | 282 | 192 | 534 | 823 | 976 | 1076 | 1246 | 1421 | 1382 | 1255 | 1169 | 1197 | 1179 | 1144 | 1648 | 1500 | 1887 | 1435 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 70 | 154 | 211 | 176 | 91 | 161 | 151 | 163 | 142 | 98 | 98 | 42 | 16 | 86 | 110 | 117 | 127 | 114 | 132 | 179 | 113 | 403 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 59 | 155 | 312 | 92 | 57 | 16 | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 87 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 14 | — | 16 | 26 | 36 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1582 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1249 | 1477 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1279 | 1279 | 30 | 30 |
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