Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Cartwright/Secrets today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 36 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 54 | 170 | 161 | 69 | 121 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:17PM1.74m | 9:41AM1.61m | 9:51PM1.64m | 10:23AM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.23m | 3:33AM0.21m | 3:44PM0.30m | 4:06AM0.23m | 4:30PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 |
20 | 36 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 170 | 161 | 22 | 121 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 |
17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 69 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | — | NE 12 | E 19 | E 19 | E 8 | E 18 | — | ENE 5 | E 17 | E 16 | NE 8 |
2 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | — | 17 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
141 | 146 | 131 | 120 | 96 | 80 | 80 | 57 | 57 | 96 | 128 | 87 | 62 | 28 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 167 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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