Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Moonlight Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Moonlight Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Moonlight Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 79 | 74 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 278 | 524 | 462 | 308 | 192 | 116 | 236 | 217 | 259 | 198 | 245 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.39m | 6:36AM1.22m | 7:00PM1.23m | 7:54AM1.11m | 8:34PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.30m | 00:22AM0.31m | 12:40PM0.44m | 1:28AM0.45m | 2:07PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 106 | 79 | 74 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 14 | 19 | 278 | 524 | 462 | 308 | 192 | 113 | 236 | 217 | 205 | 198 | 191 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 48 | 47 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 75 | 116 | 196 | 200 | 259 | 159 | 245 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | W 6 | W 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 87 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | 29 | 54 | 69 | 108 | 165 | 110 | 72 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 188 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 57 | 30 | 30 | 282 | 304 |
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