Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 12PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 282 | 264 | 487 | 947 | 1283 | 1121 | 1094 | 956 | 809 | 581 | 584 | 566 | 485 | 407 | 344 | 339 | 276 | 216 | 202 | 160 | 121 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM2.15m | 3:03AM1.95m | 3:09PM2.00m | 4:07AM1.78m | 4:17PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.82m | 8:22PM0.72m | 8:31AM0.99m | 9:16PM0.89m | 9:23AM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 15 | N 14 | WNW 11 | SE 7 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 292 | 282 | 212 | 487 | 68 | 11 | 1121 | 1094 | 956 | 809 | 581 | 584 | 566 | 485 | 407 | 344 | 339 | 276 | 216 | 202 | 160 | 121 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | N 11 |
| kJ | 83 | 62 | 46 | 27 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 54 | 52 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | NNW 16 | SSE 7 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | NE 5 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NE 5 | — | W 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 17 | NW 16 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 48 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 63 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | NW 12 | NW 11 | N 14 | N 13 | N 4 | N 5 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 264 | 202 | 947 | 1283 | 25 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 178 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 206 | 66 | 66 | 552 | 944 | 256 | 162 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 43 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
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