Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Periwinkles today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Periwinkles at 5PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Periwinkles. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 447 | 371 | 251 | 210 | 423 | 487 | 530 | 678 | 1206 | 965 | 865 | 669 | 522 | 603 | 807 | 372 | 380 | 422 | 460 | 575 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:25PM1.36m | 2:41AM1.48m | 3:10PM1.53m | 3:23AM1.58m | 3:49PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.30m | 8:56AM0.16m | 9:17PM0.17m | 9:35AM0.04m | 9:57PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 447 | 371 | 251 | 210 | 423 | 487 | 530 | 656 | 1206 | 965 | 865 | 669 | 276 | 220 | 265 | 355 | 297 | 233 | 187 | 214 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 26 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 385 | 107 | 145 | 121 | 186 | 169 | 465 | 678 | 412 | 70 | 372 | 269 | 426 | 359 | 25 | 215 | 163 | 145 | 145 | 267 | 336 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SE 9 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | S 26 | SW 26 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 20 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 94 | 161 | 128 | 50 | 236 | 174 | 47 | 14 | 70 | 68 | — | — | 13 | 102 | 31 | 64 | 186 | 181 | 667 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 126 | 207 | 426 | 806 | 277 | 445 | 522 | 603 | 807 | 372 | 380 | 422 | 460 | 575 | 567 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 75 | 541 | 541 | 300 | 351 | 351 | 325 | 351 | 518 | 403 | 541 | 541 | 183 | 123 |
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