
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ouakam today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ouakam at 6PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Ouakam. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 39 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 53 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | off |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.10m | 1:50AM1.00m | 2:07PM1.01m | 2:55AM0.97m | 3:23PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.25m | 7:34PM0.21m | 7:54AM0.30m | 8:29PM0.26m | 9:06AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | SSW 11 | NNW 9 | N 9 | SSW 8 | N 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | N 8 |
12 | 47 | 25 | 39 | 50 | 34 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | NNW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | N 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 |
31 | 6 | 47 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 56 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NW 10 | SSW 12 |
9 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 18 | 34 | 44 | 42 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 14 | 53 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NW 3 |
17 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 616 | 616 | 616 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 616 | 0 | 4 | 616 | 615 | 615 | 615 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 615 | 53 | 0 |
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