Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Melvich today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Melvich at 12AM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Melvich. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4212 | 5078 | 6299 | 6808 | 5482 | 4882 | 4335 | 3745 | 3510 | 2922 | 2563 | 2354 | 1866 | 1413 | 1136 | 791 | 859 | 898 | 716 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:45PM2.62m | 3:55AM2.48m | 4:31PM2.61m | 5:31AM2.56m | 5:49PM2.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02PM1.51m | 9:44AM1.66m | 11:02PM1.49m | 11:33AM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2354 | 1866 | 1413 | 1136 | 791 | 113 | 116 | 716 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | 81 | 102 | 108 | 111 | 113 | — | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 4212 | 5078 | 6299 | 6808 | 5482 | 4882 | 4335 | 3745 | 3510 | 2922 | 2563 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 859 | 898 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1099 | 791 | 791 | 791 | 768 | 745 | 562 | 562 | 562 | 408 | 332 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 9 |
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