Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 11AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
240 | 276 | 270 | 266 | 440 | 496 | 348 | 250 | 199 | 173 | 173 | 179 | 150 | 92 | 128 | 113 | 100 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 36 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:10AM2.05m | 4:37PM1.92m | 5:15AM1.88m | 5:46PM1.83m | 6:42AM1.80m | 7:13PM1.85m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.92m | 10:34PM0.97m | 11:15AM1.10m | 00:12AM1.06m | 12:59PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 30 | 54 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 77 | 64 | 49 | 37 | 36 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 24 | 22 | — | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 |
240 | 276 | 270 | 266 | 440 | 496 | 348 | 250 | 199 | 173 | 173 | 179 | 150 | 92 | 128 | 113 | 100 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 463 | 463 | 849 | 1284 | 463 | 463 | 463 | 287 | 256 | 256 | 315 | 310 | 267 | 138 | 267 | 75 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 267 | 189 | 138 |
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