Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | E 4 | E 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SE 5 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 194 | 193 | |
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 | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:43PM2.43m | 00:45AM2.68m | 1:15PM2.41m | 1:19AM2.62m | 1:49PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.29m | 6:51AM0.06m | 6:57PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.15m | 7:33PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
56 | 42 | 31 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | N 10 | N 6 | N 6 | E 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | SSW 6 | S 5 | N 14 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | S 8 | N 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | N 6 | N 9 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 5 | N 13 |
— | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NNW 7 |
14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | — | 8 | 48 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 89 | 127 | 103 | 194 | 193 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 71 | 114 | 114 | 139 | 99 | 83 | 41 | 99 | 102 | 674 | 505 | 138 | 63 | 64 | 93 | 674 | 1009 | 500 | 393 | 162 |
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