Nettley Bay Reefs surfForecast / TAS – West Coast / Australia

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Nettley Bay Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Nettley Bay Reefs sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Nettley Bay Reefs this week:

The surf forecast for Nettley Bay Reefs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 29) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.5m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Nettley Bay Reefs in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 29) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Sunday (May 03) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7AM (Wed 29th Apr)11ft (3.5m) 16s
Best Surf 7AM (Wed 29th Apr)11ft (3.5m) 16s
Most Powerful 7AM (Wed 29th Apr)11ft (3.5m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Nettley Bay Reefs over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
3
5
4
2
1
1
3
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
1.8
SW
19
2.2
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1077
1576
2469
2888
4536
4888
4578
3569
2822
1759
1710
1999
2144
1945
1661
1429
1299
991
872
792
680
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
5
SSE
10
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
25
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
20
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:33PM0.30m
11:43AM0.28m
10:57PM0.29m
11:57AM0.34m
11:18PM0.28m
12:19PM0.39m
11:36PM0.27m
12:43PM0.43m
11:53PM0.26m
1:08PM0.46m
00:09AM0.25m
1:33PM0.48m
00:24AM0.25m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.19m
5:20PM0.21m
5:14AM0.16m
6:12PM0.19m
5:20AM0.12m
6:50PM0.18m
5:33AM0.09m
7:22PM0.17m
5:51AM0.06m
7:50PM0.17m
6:11AM0.04m
8:16PM0.18m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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7:01
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:35
5:32
5:31
5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
8
1
2
5
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
17
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
15
15
15
13
12
11
13
12
12
11
16
14
10
13
12
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
1077
1576
1775
2888
4536
4888
4578
3569
2822
1759
1710
1999
2144
1945
1661
1429
1299
991
872
792
680
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
24
1
SW
22
1.8
SW
19
1.9
WSW
12
0.3
NW
5
0.9
WNW
7
1.3
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.7
N
6
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
197
888
2469
997
4
68
208
50
18
30
25
23
145
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
5
10
10
3
9
142
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
1.1
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NE
3
1
N
5
0.9
N
6
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.8
N
6
Energy kJ
28
45
13
6
57
50
32
41
8
40
47
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
2
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
1
1
2
4
Distance (km)
253
253
120
0
253
253
0
0
256
251
0
0
251
251
10
260
10
266
259
325
120
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast of Tasmania
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
6
5
4
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
6
5
5
9
7
5
7
6
5
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
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Information about the Nettley Bay Reefs Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Nettley Bay Reefs provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Nettley Bay Reefs can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Nettley Bay Reefs surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Nettley Bay Reefs) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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