
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 52 | 160 | 280 | 366 | 371 | 319 | 289 | 277 | 265 | 297 | 458 | 543 | 532 | 457 | 328 | 229 | 150 | 101 | 64 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02PM2.15m | 3:04AM2.34m | 3:47PM2.08m | 3:55AM2.22m | 4:42PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM0.32m | 8:39PM0.61m | 9:16AM0.45m | 9:27PM0.72m | 10:09AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 |
63 | 44 | 42 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 16 | 73 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | S 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — |
16 | 52 | 160 | 280 | 366 | 371 | 319 | 289 | 277 | 265 | 297 | 458 | 543 | 532 | 457 | 328 | 229 | 150 | 101 | 64 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 457 | 343 | 341 | 275 | 139 | 93 | 75 | 53 | 71 | 168 | 196 | 711 | 1190 | 595 | 256 | 362 | 267 | 267 | 310 | 124 | 75 |
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