Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ownachincha today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ownachincha at 12PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ownachincha. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 39 | 94 | 172 | 82 | 62 | 36 | 53 | 94 | 88 | 136 | 82 | 108 | 75 | 64 | 59 | 73 | 41 | 34 | 20 | 18 | 41 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:51PM3.43m | 7:07AM3.43m | 7:25PM3.46m | 7:42AM3.44m | 8:01PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:49PM0.21m | 1:06AM0.21m | 1:22PM0.18m | 1:39AM0.21m | 1:55PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | |
mm | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 10 | W 9 |
2 | 39 | 94 | 172 | 82 | 62 | 32 | 53 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 35 | 108 | 75 | 64 | 59 | 73 | 41 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 4 | SW 9 | S 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | WSW 10 | W 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | S 19 | S 19 |
5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 79 | 33 | 36 | 18 | — | 11 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 31 | 21 | 13 | 23 | 34 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | SW 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 7 | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 |
— | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 13 | 24 | 32 | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | NNE 2 | N 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
28 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 94 | 88 | 136 | 82 | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 41 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 402 | 323 | 127 | 74 | 74 | 88 | 88 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 429 | 493 | 74 | 568 | 746 | 74 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 107 | 107 |
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