
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 10AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 13 | ESE 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 22 | NW 19 | NW 16 | N 10 | W 14 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 0 | 621 | 418 | 287 | 168 | 118 | 82 | 316 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 154 | 1310 | 940 | 2 | 0 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:36PM2.51m | 00:57AM2.48m | 1:07PM2.41m | 1:35AM2.32m | 1:41PM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.28m | 6:47AM0.45m | 7:04PM0.39m | 7:18AM0.64m | 7:41PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 7 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NW 19 | NW 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
6 | — | 621 | 418 | 287 | 168 | 118 | 82 | 316 | 127 | 123 | 78 | 93 | 173 | 524 | 347 | 869 | 808 | 1310 | 940 | 114 | 128 | 105 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 9 | N 11 | WNW 17 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NW 13 |
— | — | 17 | 17 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 48 | 44 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 717 | 217 | 165 | 136 | 112 | 223 | 223 | 85 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | NW 13 | E 10 | ESE 8 | W 11 | — | — | — | NW 15 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 22 | N 21 | N 22 | N 10 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 48 | 21 | 2 | — | — | — | 56 | 9 | 9 | 154 | 233 | 82 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 |
1087 | 1409 | 154 | 232 | 202 | 155 | 183 | 158 | 52 | 69 | 220 | 629 | 991 | 1385 | 1049 | 64 | 66 | 54 | 47 | 85 | 1782 | 1666 | 1173 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 349 | 595 | 75 | 462 | 595 | 677 | 242 | 242 | 490 | 75 | 93 | 946 | 1046 | 677 | 912 | 497 | 75 | 75 | 79 | 79 | 168 | 196 |
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