Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 5AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 40 | 86 | 113 | 146 | 132 | 126 | 130 | 163 | 140 | 86 | 167 | 164 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 8:34PM1.06m | 11:03AM0.92m | 9:25PM1.00m | 12:20PM0.93m | 10:37PM0.96m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.31m | 3:48PM0.75m | 4:55AM0.35m | 5:16PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 31 | 80 | 113 | 146 | 111 | 107 | 130 | 163 | 140 | 86 | 69 | 67 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | NNE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 132 | 126 | 114 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 15 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | S 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 40 | 86 | 111 | 140 | 28 | 23 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 167 | 164 | 173 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 943 | 944 | 946 | 946 | 943 | 946 | 1759 | 1756 | 1895 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1568 | 946 | 1587 | 517 | 517 |
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