Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 184 | 238 | 412 | 113 | 56 | 103 | 116 | 94 | 78 | 73 | 72 | 234 | 268 | 66 | 28 | 65 | 231 | 26 | 52 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:32PM0.82m | 00:24AM1.03m | 2:50PM0.86m | 1:30AM1.04m | 3:42PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.68m | 7:55AM0.32m | 7:35PM0.69m | 8:52AM0.27m | 8:42PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
94 | 184 | 173 | 44 | 113 | 52 | 103 | 116 | 94 | 78 | 73 | 45 | 18 | 88 | 66 | 28 | 65 | 42 | 26 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ENE 10 | SSE 15 | NE 14 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 9 | S 10 | NE 11 | SSE 5 | S 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | S 11 |
6 | 51 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | S 11 | NE 12 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 13 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 56 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 4 | E 4 |
98 | 56 | 238 | 412 | 59 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 43 | 54 | 72 | 234 | 268 | 53 | 59 | 205 | 231 | 50 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 946 | 946 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 |
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