Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 14 | N 13 | NW 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 141 | 676 | 826 | 846 | 850 | 663 | 556 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:15PM2.41m | 1:19AM2.62m | 1:49PM2.36m | 1:58AM2.51m | 2:27PM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.15m | 7:33PM0.38m | 8:03AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | SSE 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 826 | 846 | 850 | 663 | 556 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ENE 4 | N 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 5 | N 13 | N 12 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
2 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | — | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 2 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | SE 2 |
11 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 27 | 50 | 117 | 38 | 48 | 49 | 74 | 141 | 676 | 23 | 10 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 43 | 674 | 500 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 674 | 967 | 674 | 463 | 551 | 393 | 256 | 138 | 124 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 73 |
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