
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Montrose today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Montrose at 12AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Montrose. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | 15 | 74 | 66 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 42 | 39 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:54PM4.16m | 2:06AM4.37m | 2:46PM4.37m | 2:53AM4.65m | 3:32PM4.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.77m | 8:23AM0.14m | 8:40PM0.56m | 9:09AM-0.14m | 9:22PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 66 | 85 | 85 | 6 | 88 | 73 | 60 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 42 | 39 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 8 | S 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 |
— | — | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | — |
— | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 13 | 11 | 74 | — | — | — | 88 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 89 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 131 | 110 | 30 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 216 | 216 | 54 | 51 |
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