
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | NW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 449 | 65 | 211 | 176 | 145 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM2.56m | 00:20AM2.61m | 12:36PM2.51m | 00:57AM2.48m | 1:07PM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57PM0.22m | 6:15AM0.27m | 6:30PM0.28m | 6:47AM0.45m | 7:04PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 15 |
12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 449 | 295 | 211 | 176 | 145 | 73 | 69 | 67 | 81 | 55 | 40 | 102 | 326 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | NNW 6 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 15 |
10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 13 | 65 | 68 | 47 | 8 | 48 | 17 | 85 | 7 | 2 | 34 | 16 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | — | NW 15 | — | S 5 | WNW 13 | NNW 6 | ESE 9 | W 11 | NW 13 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 91 | — | 54 | — | 1 | 66 | 15 | 8 | 10 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
280 | 469 | 394 | 302 | 387 | 904 | 897 | 867 | 40 | 52 | 74 | 57 | 71 | 87 | 28 | 32 | 157 | 409 | 635 | 922 | 871 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 75 | 67 | 43 | 75 | 349 | 93 | 500 | 220 | 223 | 220 | 220 | 500 | 220 | 75 | 93 | 93 | 1047 | 677 | 711 | 66 |
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