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) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
133 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 72 | 136 | 88 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 72 | 104 | 76 | 96 | 215 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:36PM1.73m | 6:45AM1.24m | 7:09PM1.80m | 7:20AM1.34m | 7:40PM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM0.39m | 12:33PM0.27m | 1:36AM0.32m | 1:10PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 |
133 | 130 | 135 | 135 | 102 | 99 | 99 | 72 | 136 | 88 | 50 | 54 | 55 | 72 | 104 | 76 | 96 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 9 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 12 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 4 | 40 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 16 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | — | S 5 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 12 | — |
5 | 5 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 15 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 |
7 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 55 | 78 | 97 | 115 | 215 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 167 | 2 |
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