Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Okanda today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Okanda at 4PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:30am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+0530) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Okanda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
836 | 637 | 588 | 449 | 443 | 443 | 361 | 351 | 261 | 253 | 249 | 232 | 181 | 251 | 339 | 555 | 544 | 671 | 694 | 770 | 909 | 1001 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19PM0.21m | 4:13AM0.25m | 3:43PM0.20m | 4:26AM0.25m | 4:07PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.08m | 9:36PM0.00m | 10:15AM0.07m | 9:51PM0.01m | 10:38AM0.06m | 10:03PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 |
836 | 637 | 588 | 449 | 443 | 443 | 361 | 351 | 261 | 253 | 249 | 232 | 181 | 229 | 225 | 555 | 544 | 671 | 694 | 770 | 909 | 1001 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
21 | 15 | 14 | — | 9 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 25 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 143 | 251 | 339 | 131 | 119 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 9 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 79 | 78 | 18 | 25 | 18 | 22 | 49 | 50 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 |
63 | 98 | 165 | 212 | 175 | 107 | 77 | 80 | 82 | 93 | 164 | 213 | 145 | 94 | 96 | 61 | 83 | 75 | 153 | 245 | 175 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 708 | 1020 | 648 | 1020 | 1020 | 60 | 557 | 557 | 60 | 58 | 1020 | 449 | 1020 | 60 | 60 | 449 | 60 | 58 | 647 | 449 | 58 | 58 |
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