
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 11PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | N 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 80 | 109 | 73 | 58 | 46 | 55 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:40PM2.46m | 1:40AM2.82m | 2:26PM2.35m | 2:25AM2.70m | 3:11PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:13PM0.38m | 7:57AM-0.04m | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:43AM0.12m | 8:42PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 37 | 67 | 93 | 42 | 44 | 46 | 55 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 42 | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | NW 6 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 80 | 109 | 73 | 58 | 43 | 41 | 32 | 24 | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 162 | 1301 | 138 | 138 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 343 | 256 | 162 | 162 | 65 | 138 | 102 | 138 | 138 | 220 | 160 | 160 |
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