Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mill Bay today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mill Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Mill Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the E by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 91 | 116 | 186 | 263 | 437 | 539 | 450 | 443 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:35AM2.18m | 10:37PM2.46m | 11:08AM2.27m | 11:09PM2.58m | 11:40AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.49m | 4:17PM0.62m | 4:48AM0.32m | 4:48PM0.49m | 5:18AM0.17m | 5:19PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 443 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | N 8 | NW 7 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — |
2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 82 | 91 | 116 | 186 | 263 | 437 | 539 | 450 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 228 | 242 | 248 | 242 | 242 | 256 | 228 | 114 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 114 | 114 | 530 | 515 | 457 | 375 | 206 | 196 | 196 | 196 | 75 |
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