Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Point Hicks today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Point Hicks at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Point Hicks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 88 | 134 | 57 | 137 | 197 | 299 | 361 | 372 | 233 | 166 | 138 | 123 | 155 | 180 | 258 | 216 | 150 | 103 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:18AM1.06m | 1:00PM1.17m | 1:24AM0.98m | 1:55PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.40m | 6:30AM0.33m | 7:27PM0.38m | 7:19AM0.39m | 8:41PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 6 | SW 11 | SE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 116 | 16 | 16 | 57 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 47 | 17 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 51 | 59 | 76 | 58 | 103 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 13 | S 9 | E 13 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 71 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | E 15 | E 15 | SW 11 | SE 12 | SW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 10 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 88 | 134 | 5 | 137 | 197 | 299 | 361 | 372 | 233 | 166 | 138 | 123 | 155 | 180 | 258 | 216 | 150 | — | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 291 | 205 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 421 | 432 | 193 | 114 | 153 | 153 | 136 | 95 | 107 | 114 | 114 | 107 | 95 |
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