Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 233 | 155 | 146 | 100 | 96 | 85 | 84 | 54 | 81 | 77 | 79 | 107 | 212 | 214 | 227 | 243 | 297 | 261 | 231 | 292 | 370 | 262 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:54AM1.06m | 4:08PM1.08m | 3:40AM1.11m | 4:36PM1.14m | 4:22AM1.14m | 5:03PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.24m | 9:53PM0.50m | 10:09AM0.21m | 10:30PM0.41m | 10:42AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 242 | 233 | 26 | 146 | 99 | 96 | 85 | 84 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 30 | 112 | 162 | 151 | 137 | 85 | 82 | 32 | 262 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | S 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | SSW 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SW 17 | ENE 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | S 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 155 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 11 | 122 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 80 | 34 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | W 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | — | SW 17 | W 16 | — | SW 16 | S 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 12 | — | 11 | 5 | — | 10 | 41 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 43 | 39 | 24 | 103 | 100 | 90 | 69 | 47 | 44 | 81 | 77 | 79 | 107 | 212 | 214 | 227 | 243 | 297 | 261 | 231 | 292 | 370 | 49 | 490 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 943 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 526 | 1756 | 1756 | 946 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1756 | 1756 | 1759 | 1587 | 1587 | 1756 | 1587 | 1756 | 1756 | 1756 | 1587 | 1758 |
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