Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 875 | 736 | 574 | 889 | 874 | 365 | 398 | 434 | 425 | 423 | 427 | 437 | 470 | 435 | 373 | 382 | 403 | 314 | 85 | 200 | 265 | 246 | 243 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:36AM0.88m | 10:29PM1.08m | 11:58AM0.83m | 11:21PM1.04m | 1:32PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.36m | 4:03PM0.53m | 5:34AM0.36m | 4:56PM0.62m | 6:46AM0.35m | 6:10PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 9 | W 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 285 | 875 | 736 | 574 | 3 | 4 | 132 | 125 | 88 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 43 | 200 | 265 | 246 | 243 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | S 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | NE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | ENE 9 | NE 15 | NE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 31 | 8 | 42 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 20 | W 13 | S 18 | — | — | S 17 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 17 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 379 | 32 | 37 | 56 | 889 | 874 | 365 | 398 | 434 | 425 | 423 | 427 | 437 | 470 | 435 | 373 | 382 | 403 | 314 | 85 | 169 | 25 | 238 | 235 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1759 | 1756 | 517 | 943 | 946 | 1829 | 1799 | 1759 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1829 | 1829 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 946 | 946 | 946 | 517 | 517 |
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