Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nettley Bay Reefs today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nettley Bay Reefs at 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Nettley Bay Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2258 | 3470 | 3714 | 4228 | 3967 | 3371 | 2953 | 2328 | 2032 | 1761 | 1512 | 1377 | 1376 | 975 | 822 | 742 | 691 | 623 | 592 | 645 | 568 | 820 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:27PM0.38m | 3:13AM0.38m | 2:35PM0.36m | 3:52AM0.38m | 2:40PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.12m | 8:47PM0.07m | 9:00AM0.16m | 9:06PM0.05m | 9:26AM0.21m | 9:27PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
2258 | 3470 | 3714 | 4228 | 3967 | 3371 | 2953 | 2328 | 2032 | 1761 | 1512 | 1377 | 1376 | 975 | 822 | 742 | 691 | 623 | 592 | 576 | 568 | 647 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | WSW 18 |
156 | 146 | 110 | 74 | 70 | — | 154 | 255 | 318 | — | 625 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 228 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 61 | 18 | 34 | 36 | 56 | 55 | 40 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 40 | 52 | 180 | 481 | 645 | 566 | 820 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 255 | 120 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 254 | 251 | 254 | 251 | 266 | 251 | 258 | 259 |
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