
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Melvich today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Melvich at 12PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Melvich. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
217 | 193 | 240 | 395 | 607 | 770 | 787 | 599 | 431 | 333 | 166 | 118 | 94 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 342 | 836 | 1124 | 1085 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23PM3.13m | 1:36AM3.28m | 2:21PM3.00m | 2:44AM3.09m | 3:35PM2.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.61m | 7:33PM0.95m | 8:10AM0.82m | 8:33PM1.11m | 9:17AM1.02m | 9:54PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||||
5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | E 7 | W 10 | E 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | WNW 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
217 | 193 | 240 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 166 | 118 | 94 | 60 | 47 | 35 | 26 | 15 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 10 | NNE 7 | — | — |
2 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 9 | 10 | 5 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | N 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
48 | — | — | 395 | 607 | 770 | 787 | 599 | 431 | 333 | 51 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 55 | 65 | 87 | 342 | 836 | 1124 | 1085 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 177 | 1359 | 903 | 578 | 578 | 222 | 316 | 316 | 256 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 155 | 155 | 24 | 5 |
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