Surf Forecasts:
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 12 | W 20 | W 12 | W 12 | N 11 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 5 | NNW 8 | N 5 | N 5 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:19PM4.32m | 2:50AM4.33m | 3:14PM4.11m | 3:57AM4.16m | 4:39PM3.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:55AM1.16m | 8:28PM1.42m | 8:52AM1.40m | 9:49PM1.59m | 10:04AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | N 11 | NW 10 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 8 | W 19 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 29 | 2 | 45 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 44 | 7 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | N 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 8 | W 19 | — | NW 18 | NW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 16 | — | 46 | 7 | — | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 7 | W 20 | W 7 | W 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | N 5 | NNW 8 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 130 | 42 | 154 | 93 | 84 | — | 15 | 92 | 16 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 30 | 90 | 90 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 90 | 73 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
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