
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 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 | NW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46AM1.89m | 8:46PM2.11m | 9:28AM2.03m | 9:26PM2.28m | 10:03AM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.83m | 2:38PM0.96m | 3:12AM0.63m | 3:15PM0.79m | 3:44AM0.42m | 3:47PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | S 4 | WNW 10 | N 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 12 |
31 | 29 | 19 | 35 | 5 | 34 | 5 | 82 | 199 | 283 | 330 | 178 | 168 | 1 | 1 | 149 | 94 | 90 | 59 | 47 | 46 | 35 | 35 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNE 8 | WNW 10 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
39 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | N 9 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | N 8 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 3 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
4 | 19 | 28 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 269 | 212 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 33 | 181 | 331 | 384 | 268 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 66 | 677 | 505 | 65 | 63 | 24 | 24 | 73 | 114 | 155 | 515 | 106 | 75 |
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