Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Cartwright/Secrets today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 334 | 235 | 192 | 164 | 365 | 236 | 243 | 210 | 222 | 256 | 222 | 125 | 100 | 155 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 103 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:24AM1.12m | 2:22PM1.35m | 1:26AM1.00m | 3:36PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15PM0.75m | 6:59AM0.45m | 8:54PM0.80m | 8:02AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 102 | 94 | 192 | 102 | 111 | 73 | 243 | 210 | 222 | 256 | 222 | 125 | 100 | 155 | 130 | 127 | 124 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 82 | 164 | 105 | 8 | 47 | 55 | 35 | 38 | 104 | 86 | 81 | 20 | 39 | 39 | 28 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 334 | 235 | — | — | 365 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 33 | 3 |
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