
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Cartwright/Secrets today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Cartwright/Secrets at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Point Cartwright/Secrets. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
253 | 291 | 298 | 298 | 302 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 301 | 310 | 322 | 314 | 357 | 319 | 316 | 279 | 242 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:51PM1.47m | 4:37AM1.11m | 4:36PM1.53m | 5:16AM1.26m | 5:16PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.49m | 10:07AM0.58m | 11:14PM0.40m | 10:59AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
253 | 291 | 298 | 298 | 302 | 264 | 257 | 257 | 264 | 302 | 301 | 310 | — | — | — | — | — | 279 | 242 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | — | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 322 | 314 | 357 | 319 | 316 | 43 | — | 294 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 373 | 373 | 382 | 382 | 405 | 425 | 974 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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