
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 309 | 331 | 273 | 136 | 53 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 101 | 96 | 260 | 569 | 26 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:46AM2.01m | 8:39PM2.20m | 9:24AM2.18m | 9:19PM2.36m | 9:58AM2.35m | 9:57PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.84m | 3:00AM0.41m | 3:10PM0.66m | 3:33AM0.24m | 3:46PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -6 | -7 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
82 | 84 | 42 | 79 | 106 | 53 | 35 | 25 | 9 | 69 | 93 | 89 | 90 | 111 | 64 | 101 | 158 | 98 | 93 | 58 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | E 9 | — | WNW 11 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 11 | N 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
70 | — | 6 | — | 49 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 48 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 136 | 178 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | NW 11 | SE 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | — | N 8 | W 12 | W 12 | — |
2 | — | — | — | 5 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 21 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 |
110 | 309 | 331 | 273 | 136 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 96 | 260 | 569 | 2074 | 1535 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 500 | 370 | 356 | 66 | 38 | 24 | 73 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 102 | 66 | 63 | 0 | 73 | 468 | 538 | 586 | 356 |
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