Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 4PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NW 16 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 209 | 163 | 125 | 91 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 496 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 301 | 342 | 527 | 704 | 893 | 979 | 952 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:17PM1.90m | 5:31AM1.69m | 5:40PM1.87m | 6:57AM1.72m | 6:56PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23AM1.13m | 10:42PM1.00m | 10:53AM1.22m | 00:36AM0.95m | 12:45PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 216 | 209 | 163 | 125 | 193 | 175 | 102 | 60 | 175 | 268 | 496 | 544 | 509 | 372 | 301 | 243 | 183 | 186 | 168 | 131 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 40 | 44 | 91 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | — | NW 18 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | W 16 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 12 | 64 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 45 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 91 | 179 | 229 | 223 | 223 | 342 | 527 | 704 | 893 | 979 | 952 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 24 | 24 | 64 | 24 | 24 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 75 | 75 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 242 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 |
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