Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 54 | 85 | 87 | 55 | 54 |
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 | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14AM2.84m | 1:50PM2.42m | 1:54AM2.69m | 2:27PM2.30m | 2:35AM2.48m | 3:05PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM-0.03m | 7:27PM0.35m | 8:02AM0.18m | 8:06PM0.47m | 8:39AM0.42m | 8:46PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 33 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 8 | W 8 | N 11 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | N 11 | — | NE 10 | — | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 3 | NW 4 | W 3 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 54 | 85 | 87 | 55 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 63 | 63 | 79 | 79 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 78 | 114 | 114 | 99 | 93 | 79 | 38 | 138 | 38 | 99 |
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