
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nobby's Beach today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nobby's Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Nobby's Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | NE 7 | SE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
19 | 16 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 55 | 88 | 85 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 53 | 57 | 70 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.72m | 8:56AM1.13m | 9:11PM1.72m | 9:32AM1.16m | 9:43PM1.68m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.11m | 2:39PM0.12m | 3:47AM0.09m | 3:15PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 |
18 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 28 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 5 | SE 6 | NE 6 | E 18 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 |
7 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 37 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 |
3 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
19 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 36 | 55 | 88 | 85 | 2 | 3 | — | 53 | 57 | 70 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 154 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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