
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 10PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, moderate winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
257 | 339 | 423 | 388 | 297 | 226 | 162 | 95 | 62 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:47PM2.08m | 3:55AM2.22m | 4:42PM2.02m | 5:02AM2.11m | 5:53PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27PM0.72m | 10:09AM0.60m | 10:30PM0.82m | 11:19AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
34 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | N 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 7 | S 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 9 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
257 | 339 | 423 | 388 | 297 | 226 | 162 | 95 | 62 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 1190 | 954 | 674 | 674 | 420 | 310 | 310 | 138 | 75 | 77 | 75 | 102 | 67 | 75 | 168 | 362 | 63 | 63 |
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