Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 2AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 86 | 86 | 104 | 124 | 139 | 198 | 358 | 355 | 328 | 340 | 379 | 429 | 449 | 428 | 370 | 404 | 423 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:30PM1.20m | 8:37AM1.05m | 9:07PM1.16m | 9:32AM0.96m | 9:45PM1.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.33m | 2:44PM0.30m | 3:34AM0.34m | 3:22PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 107 | 61 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 109 | 90 | 106 | 178 | 225 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 20 | S 20 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 62 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | E 13 | W 17 | S 20 | S 20 | W 17 | ENE 8 | W 16 | W 16 | S 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 94 | 86 | 86 | 104 | 124 | 139 | 198 | 358 | 355 | 328 | 340 | 379 | 429 | 449 | 428 | 370 | 404 | 423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1006 | 955 | 1033 | 1863 | 1863 | 1866 | 1863 | 1161 | 1866 | 1829 | 1587 | 1587 | 517 | 1587 | 1829 | 1587 | 1587 | 1829 |
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