Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oilies today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Oilies at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Oilies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 61 | 172 | 176 | 119 | 116 | 286 | 699 | 699 | 508 | 519 | 442 | 321 | 203 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:43AM1.08m | 4:11PM1.61m | 5:06AM1.09m | 5:17PM1.72m | 6:14AM1.14m | 6:17PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.52m | 11:14PM0.39m | 10:30AM0.51m | 00:19AM0.28m | 11:36AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 64 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 34 | 21 | 33 | 48 | 46 | 65 | 61 | 172 | 176 | 119 | 116 | 70 | 4 | 699 | 508 | 519 | 442 | 321 | 203 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | S 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | E 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 6 | NE 3 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | N 2 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 55 | 51 | 57 | 286 | 699 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 37 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 109 | 422 | 651 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 18 | 2 | 158 |
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