
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 22s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 21s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 1PM is: 0.3m 22s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 22s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 21s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 20 | N 22 | N 22 | N 22 | N 21 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2606 | 479 | 342 | 82 | 79 | 606 | 458 | 0 | 0 | 240 | 279 | 703 | 1280 | 1172 | 1256 | 1094 | 961 | 835 | 723 | 610 | 510 | 420 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:41PM2.29m | 2:15AM2.14m | 2:19PM2.15m | 3:03AM1.95m | 3:09PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.64m | 7:41PM0.54m | 7:52AM0.82m | 8:22PM0.72m | 8:31AM0.99m | 9:16PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 20 | WNW 18 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
2606 | 1682 | 1044 | 993 | 720 | 606 | 458 | 388 | 341 | 240 | 279 | 703 | 1280 | 1172 | 1256 | 1094 | 961 | 835 | 723 | 610 | 510 | 420 | 413 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | WNW 12 | NE 4 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
293 | 222 | 173 | 143 | 128 | 103 | 98 | 98 | 79 | 64 | 46 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 27 | 3 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | N 22 | N 22 | N 22 | N 21 | N 21 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 16 | SSE 7 | SSW 5 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | SSE 6 | WNW 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | WNW 7 | NW 11 |
11 | 479 | 342 | 82 | 79 | 8 | 35 | 17 | 16 | 49 | 94 | 2 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 2 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 5 |
89 | 102 | 98 | 68 | 49 | 68 | 52 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 224 | 179 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 168 | 168 | 196 | 220 | 223 | 79 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 545 | 935 | 718 | 162 | 162 | 65 | 38 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
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