
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nettley Bay Reefs today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Nettley Bay Reefs at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 26s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Nettley Bay Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1427 | 1258 | 1204 | 1127 | 1045 | 849 | 822 | 822 | 702 | 828 | 929 | 902 | 929 | 1936 | 3352 | 4131 | 5387 | 6709 | 6244 | 5403 | 4858 | 4334 | 3534 | 2585 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:16AM0.32m | 11:31AM0.33m | 11:59AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42PM0.13m | 8:35PM0.17m | 7:21PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
1427 | 1258 | 1204 | 1127 | 1045 | 849 | 822 | 822 | 702 | 828 | 929 | 902 | 929 | 1936 | 3352 | 4131 | 5387 | 6709 | 6244 | 5403 | 4858 | 4334 | 3534 | 2585 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | — | S 26 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 |
5 | — | — | 13 | 36 | 59 | 75 | 37 | 26 | 15 | 241 | 373 | 350 | 609 | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 824 | 1660 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | N 5 | N 4 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 22 | 87 | 87 | 165 | 162 | 117 | 4 | 2 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | NE 4 |
16 | 18 | 57 | 39 | 32 | 26 | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 15 | — | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 251 | 266 | 273 | 254 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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