Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Oyster Bay today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Oyster Bay at 12PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Oyster Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2981 | 2599 | 2539 | 2899 | 2879 | 2622 | 2443 | 2602 | 3050 | 3287 | 3080 | 2735 | 2241 | 1933 | 1517 | 1164 | 906 | 771 | 757 | 445 | 361 | 313 | 290 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:21PM1.42m | 1:39AM1.35m | 1:52PM1.57m | 2:12AM1.47m | 2:24PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:03AM0.39m | 7:36PM0.31m | 7:37AM0.27m | 8:08PM0.17m | 8:09AM0.16m | 8:40PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 3050 | 3287 | 3080 | 2735 | 2241 | 1933 | 1517 | 1164 | 906 | 771 | 757 | 445 | 361 | 313 | 290 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 99 | 99 | 106 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 25 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2981 | 2599 | 2539 | 2899 | 2879 | 2622 | 2443 | 2602 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 22 | 369 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 1 | 520 | 520 | 132 | 132 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 133 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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