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) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 6PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am 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) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 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 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 752 | 574 | 472 | 874 | 365 | 388 | 362 | 436 | 413 | 427 | 486 | 448 | 403 | 403 | 373 | 349 | 314 | 139 | 200 | 271 | 251 | 234 |
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 | 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 | 4:03PM0.53m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 752 | 574 | 472 | 4 | 132 | 94 | 88 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 139 | 200 | 271 | 251 | 207 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | ENE 9 | S 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | NE 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 15 | NE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SE 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 19 | W 13 | — | — | — | NE 16 | SE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 15 | NE 15 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 14 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | 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 | ESE 5 | E 8 | E 4 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 40 | 62 | 874 | 365 | 388 | 362 | 436 | 413 | 427 | 486 | 448 | 403 | 403 | 373 | 349 | 314 | 54 | 169 | 35 | 201 | 234 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 943 | 946 | 1829 | 1799 | 1828 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1895 | 1829 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 946 | 946 | 946 | 526 | 517 |
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