Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 5PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | E 7 | N 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1247 | 1126 | 904 | 461 | 442 | 512 | 315 | 242 | 444 | 278 | 431 | 312 | 183 | 82 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:01AM1.84m | 7:53PM2.06m | 8:46AM2.01m | 8:39PM2.20m | 9:24AM2.18m | 9:19PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM1.02m | 2:25AM0.60m | 2:33PM0.84m | 3:00AM0.41m | 3:10PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 13 | SSE 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 64 | 61 | 461 | 442 | 512 | 315 | 242 | 82 | 101 | 72 | 147 | 166 | 82 | 39 | 28 | 17 | 69 | 18 | 90 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | E 9 | SSE 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | E 7 | — | E 9 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | N 6 | WNW 13 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 436 | 270 | 114 | 96 | 95 | 70 | — | 14 | — | — | 72 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 92 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | E 7 | N 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 108 | 114 | 198 | 195 | 16 | 181 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | NNW 6 | N 2 |
| kJ | 1247 | 1126 | 904 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 444 | 278 | 431 | 312 | 183 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 51 | 40 | — | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 99 | 73 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 424 | 189 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
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