
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Era today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for North Era at 3PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Era. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 84 | 122 | 122 | 126 | 38 | 37 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 63 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 55 | 61 | 57 | 39 | 30 | 54 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.34m | 2:22AM1.00m | 3:05PM1.39m | 3:45AM0.96m | 4:14PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.31m | 8:38PM0.41m | 8:16AM0.37m | 9:59PM0.35m | 9:25AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
46 | 84 | 122 | 122 | 126 | 38 | 26 | 56 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 55 | 61 | 57 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | ENE 7 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 63 | 32 | 33 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 8 | SSE 9 | S 7 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 22 | 15 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | W 2 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 |
— | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 30 | 54 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 7 | 0 |
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