Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Posties today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Posties at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Posties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 865 | 1347 | 1517 | 1420 | 1185 | 1330 | 1634 | 2268 | 3979 | 4705 | 4645 | 4938 | 3926 | 2688 | 5426 | 5221 | 4261 | 3664 | 3415 | 3171 | 3075 | 2913 | 2746 | 2708 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21AM0.87m | 2:36PM0.80m | 5:24AM0.84m | 1:42PM0.82m | 12:38PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.63m | 9:45PM0.26m | 9:57AM0.75m | 10:02PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 865 | 1347 | 1517 | 1420 | 1185 | 1330 | 1634 | 2268 | 3979 | 4705 | 4645 | 4938 | 3926 | 1969 | 5426 | 5221 | 4261 | 3664 | 3415 | 3171 | 3075 | 2913 | 2746 | 2708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | WSW 20 | W 9 | SW 14 | WSW 18 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 464 | 47 | 31 | 10 | 253 | 180 | 746 | 1020 | 45 | 31 | 790 | 384 | 1351 | 2688 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | 149 | 232 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | W 9 | WSW 19 | W 8 | W 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 51 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 42 | 428 | 105 | 70 | — | 11 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 27 | 64 | 130 | — | 8 | — | — | 30 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 47 | 104 | 255 | 393 | 393 | 50 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 79 | 79 | 85 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 208 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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