
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue morning, moderate winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 40 | 23 | 381 | 496 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 748 | 946 | 1052 | 1009 | 1083 | 1023 | 1034 | 989 | 802 | 749 | 339 | 536 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40PM1.87m | 6:57AM1.72m | 6:56PM1.93m | 8:01AM1.84m | 7:53PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM1.22m | 00:36AM0.95m | 12:45PM1.16m | 1:43AM0.79m | 1:49PM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
102 | 68 | 175 | 381 | 496 | 551 | 509 | 372 | 362 | 250 | 232 | 189 | 194 | 173 | 123 | 120 | 116 | 84 | 65 | 64 | 339 | 536 | 311 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 13 | SE 9 | WNW 13 | SE 8 |
40 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 237 | 109 | 171 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 | W 16 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
4 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 106 | 261 | 121 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — |
61 | 91 | 80 | 77 | 98 | 136 | 237 | 241 | 350 | 509 | 748 | 946 | 1052 | 1009 | 1083 | 1023 | 1034 | 989 | 802 | 749 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 75 | 93 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 114 | 114 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 24 | 66 | 38 |
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