
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
131 | 128 | 30 | 47 | 98 | 144 | 317 | 302 | 287 | 264 | 195 | 161 | 108 | 84 | 46 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM2.37m | 2:01AM2.41m | 2:17PM2.24m | 2:43AM2.20m | 2:55PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.30m | 7:32PM0.40m | 7:54AM0.54m | 8:08PM0.57m | 8:28AM0.78m | 8:49PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 6 | SSE 5 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | S 6 | S 6 |
10 | 10 | 30 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 264 | 195 | 161 | 108 | 84 | 62 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 42 | 68 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SE 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NNE 7 | SE 6 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 45 | 20 | 34 | 19 | 21 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | W 10 | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | NE 7 | NW 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 8 |
2 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | W 14 | W 15 |
131 | 128 | 10 | 47 | 98 | 144 | 317 | 302 | 287 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 120 | 14 | 24 | 63 | 91 | 139 | 472 | 1123 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 677 | 539 | 677 | 840 | 393 | 369 | 272 | 66 | 38 | 24 | 160 | 437 | 168 | 196 | 432 | 538 | 538 | 538 | 538 |
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