Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Nobbys Reef today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Nobbys Reef at 3PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Nobbys Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 82 | 102 | 110 | 180 | 174 | 172 | 99 | 53 | 79 | 112 | 124 | 245 | 437 | 1200 | 1153 | 683 | 436 | 294 | 382 | 290 | 225 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:09PM1.34m | 4:36AM0.99m | 4:11PM1.38m | 5:27AM1.08m | 5:04PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.71m | 10:30PM0.52m | 9:34AM0.71m | 11:17PM0.45m | 10:40AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNW 3 | N 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 82 | 102 | 66 | 50 | 174 | 172 | 33 | 51 | 79 | 2 | 1 | 72 | 104 | 1200 | 1153 | 683 | 436 | 119 | 382 | 290 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | W 3 | E 11 | NE 5 | — | S 21 | — | S 20 | S 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 69 | 110 | 180 | 19 | 36 | 99 | 53 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 9 | — | 8 | 67 | 7 | 34 | 61 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 3 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | E 15 | — | E 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 112 | 124 | 245 | 437 | — | — | — | — | 294 | 73 | 84 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 482 | 241 | 314 | 259 | 212 | 92 | 9 | 30 | 12 | 21 | 36 |
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