Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 2AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 447 | 408 | 146 | 322 | 119 | 186 | 184 | 508 | 316 | 295 | 240 | 235 | 108 | 86 | 92 | 279 | 66 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21PM1.04m | 1:32PM0.82m | 00:24AM1.03m | 2:50PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.35m | 6:10PM0.68m | 7:55AM0.32m | 7:35PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 11 | 33 | 37 | 71 | 186 | 184 | 21 | 61 | 63 | 77 | 40 | 108 | 86 | 92 | 55 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 17 | NE 15 | NE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 17 | 36 | 52 | 64 | 63 | 68 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 14 | SSE 11 | NE 13 | S 9 | S 11 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 10 | E 4 |
| kJ | 435 | 447 | 408 | 146 | 322 | 119 | 105 | 109 | 508 | 316 | 295 | 240 | 235 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 279 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 946 | 946 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 |
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