
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Cartwright/Secrets today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- 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 8AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| 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 80mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
377 | 334 | 331 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 298 | 298 | 331 | 295 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 295 | 383 | 463 | 489 | 368 | 373 | 412 | 366 | 310 | 273 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.98m | 3:51PM1.47m | 4:37AM1.11m | 4:36PM1.53m | 5:16AM1.26m | 5:16PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.57m | 9:01AM0.64m | 10:43PM0.49m | 10:07AM0.58m | 11:14PM0.40m | 10:59AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
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 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | E 15 | E 15 |
377 | 334 | 331 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 298 | 298 | 331 | 295 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 295 | 295 | 341 | 384 | — | — | — | — | 310 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 |
9 | 14 | 28 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 14 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 383 | 463 | 489 | 368 | 373 | 412 | 366 | 46 | 273 | 261 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 974 | 1370 | 864 | 382 |
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