
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 233 | 729 | 678 | 636 | 551 | 422 | 363 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:14PM2.04m | 7:58AM2.11m | 8:29PM2.18m | 9:14AM2.25m | 9:31PM2.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.76m | 2:08PM0.75m | 2:45AM0.55m | 3:11PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 5 |
33 | 35 | 33 | 64 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 5 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | W 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | S 5 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
121 | 105 | 91 | 8 | 32 | 56 | 52 | 52 | 61 | 52 | 98 | 233 | 729 | 678 | 636 | 551 | 422 | 363 | 311 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 500 | 63 | 63 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 220 | 196 | 500 | 1301 | 506 | 500 | 369 | 369 | 256 | 272 | 228 | 65 | 63 |
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