
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
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 9°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, severe gales from the SSE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
494 | 299 | 150 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 69 | 114 | 96 | 143 | 651 | 2447 | 1626 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -4 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -6 | -6 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SE 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SE 10 |
42 | 79 | 108 | 80 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 69 | 92 | 89 | 90 | 113 | 69 | 114 | 96 | 98 | 63 | 58 | 1626 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | W 11 | N 6 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 11 | NNW 6 | N 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | WNW 12 |
6 | 2 | 20 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 131 | 175 | 158 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | — | W 12 | — | N 12 |
— | — | 5 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 23 | — | 3 | — | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | — |
494 | 299 | 150 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 143 | 651 | 2447 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 370 | 370 | 66 | 38 | 0 | 24 | 64 | 43 | 24 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 24 | 41 | 538 | 538 | 539 | 595 |
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