Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Perfect Wave today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Perfect Wave at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Perfect Wave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 70 | 75 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 49 | 38 | 84 | 266 | 371 | 284 | 275 | 345 | 432 | 318 | 194 | 164 | 114 | 124 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:47AM3.20m | 10:07PM2.98m | 10:30AM2.94m | 10:53PM2.71m | 11:24AM2.68m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.75m | 4:22AM0.89m | 4:49PM1.03m | 5:09AM1.13m | 5:47PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SW 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 83 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | — | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | S 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 69 | 70 | 75 | 71 | 60 | 47 | 49 | 38 | 84 | 266 | 371 | 284 | 275 | 345 | 432 | 318 | 194 | 164 | 114 | 124 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 502 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 171 | 405 | 183 | 339 | 468 | 344 | 183 | 183 | 457 | 457 | 457 | 460 | 460 | 62 | 62 | 0 |
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