Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at National Park today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for National Park at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at National Park. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
395 | 485 | 551 | 507 | 429 | 191 | 222 | 187 | 187 | 423 | 361 | 260 | 245 | 299 | 246 | 135 | 152 | 337 | 308 | 265 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:58AM1.47m | 11:42PM1.35m | 12:54PM1.43m | 00:19AM1.22m | 2:04PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.68m | 6:06AM0.47m | 6:58PM0.82m | 6:49AM0.55m | 8:30PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | 4 | 18 | 35 | 191 | 173 | 178 | 154 | 105 | 105 | 260 | 245 | 213 | 204 | 135 | 152 | 337 | 308 | 265 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
— | — | — | 45 | 69 | 59 | 83 | 88 | 82 | — | — | 102 | 102 | 102 | 84 | 102 | 24 | — | 38 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — |
395 | 485 | 551 | 507 | 429 | 168 | 222 | 187 | 187 | 423 | 361 | — | — | 299 | 246 | — | 121 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 204 | 0 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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