Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oyster Bay today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Oyster Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Oyster Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3566 | 3895 | 3037 | 2904 | 3298 | 9301 | 8395 | 6834 | 5093 | 4121 | 3517 | 3285 | 2724 | 2271 | 2063 | 2275 | 2345 | 2419 | 2213 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31PM1.10m | 12:39PM1.01m | 00:55AM1.14m | 1:43PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM0.68m | 6:18AM0.62m | 6:31PM0.66m | 7:31AM0.54m | 7:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 91 | 91 | 446 | 2904 | 3027 | 9301 | 8395 | 6834 | 5093 | 4121 | 3517 | 3285 | 2724 | 2271 | 2063 | 2275 | 2345 | 2419 | 2213 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 22 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 91 | 67 | 1626 | 3298 | 61 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 113 | 138 | 104 | 114 | 65 | 167 | 170 | 170 | 145 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 90 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 40 | 27 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3566 | 3895 | 3037 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 249 | 133 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 |
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