
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 379 | 287 | 169 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55PM2.09m | 3:31AM1.99m | 3:43PM1.94m | 4:37AM1.81m | 4:57PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM0.76m | 9:08AM1.00m | 9:44PM0.95m | 10:09AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | N 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 8 | SSE 6 | N 8 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
20 | 47 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 379 | 287 | 169 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 45 | 41 | 37 | 28 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
21 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | WSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | N 8 |
1 | — | 5 | 12 | — | — | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 6 |
209 | 823 | 1469 | 1873 | 1994 | 1800 | 1074 | 1026 | 39 | 25 | 71 | 130 | 104 | 166 | 168 | 194 | 224 | 234 | 268 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 538 | 595 | 538 | 586 | 586 | 506 | 490 | 677 | 64 | 78 | 432 | 356 | 595 | 595 | 677 | 677 | 879 | 711 | 862 |
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