Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Cartwright/Secrets today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 6PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 79 | 79 | 108 | 105 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 74 | 61 | 82 | 104 | 121 | 142 | 181 | 127 | 124 | 100 | 81 | 64 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.80m | 7:20AM1.34m | 7:40PM1.84m | 7:53AM1.43m | 8:12PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.27m | 1:36AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.22m | 2:04AM0.26m | 1:47PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
102 | 79 | 79 | 108 | 105 | 69 | 53 | 53 | 47 | 74 | 61 | 82 | 104 | 121 | 142 | 181 | 127 | 124 | 100 | 81 | 64 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
4 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 44 | 41 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 34 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 19 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | NE 7 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 42 | 81 | 98 | 104 | 100 | 61 | 46 | 88 | 31 | 81 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 0 |
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