Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 68 | 63 | 74 | 88 | 31 | 54 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 39 | 12 | 19 | 22 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:11PM1.16m | 9:10AM0.97m | 8:45PM1.11m | 10:12AM0.90m | 9:26PM1.05m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52AM0.26m | 2:39PM0.54m | 3:40AM0.30m | 3:19PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | S 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 70 | 6 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 54 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | W 14 | W 14 | S 13 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 36 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 62 | 56 | 74 | 88 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 526 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 526 | 1249 | 946 | 939 | 555 | 526 | 944 | 32 | 1829 | 1756 | 946 | 32 | 939 |
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