Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 3AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 21 | SE 9 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 36 | 177 | 181 | 186 | 19 | 146 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 47 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.19m | 7:11AM1.26m | 8:37PM1.19m | 8:02AM1.17m | 9:20PM1.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:29AM0.48m | 1:59PM-0.03m | 2:23AM0.46m | 2:42PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 36 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 15 | 14 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | S 16 | W 14 | W 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 16 | NE 11 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 49 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | SE 21 | SE 20 | S 16 | S 12 | SE 18 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 28 | 27 | 59 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 4 | E 9 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 177 | 181 | 186 | 31 | 146 | 51 | 68 | 92 | 77 | 52 | 307 | 266 | 161 | 40 | 196 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 526 | 517 |
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