Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 388 | 437 | 437 | 470 | 492 | 427 | 373 | 341 | 322 | 114 | 133 | 180 | 203 | 390 | 304 | 111 | 63 | 262 | 92 | 100 | 96 | 69 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:58AM0.83m | 11:21PM1.04m | 1:32PM0.82m | 00:24AM1.03m | 2:50PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.36m | 4:56PM0.62m | 6:46AM0.35m | 6:10PM0.68m | 7:55AM0.32m | 7:35PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 37 | 71 | 94 | 180 | 203 | 59 | 61 | 111 | 63 | 108 | 92 | 100 | 96 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | NE 16 | S 16 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 34 | 17 | 77 | 100 | 21 | 106 | 79 | 68 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | S 13 | — | — | NE 16 | — | NE 16 | SSE 11 | S 15 | NE 15 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 13 | S 11 | NE 12 | SE 9 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 55 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 20 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 388 | 437 | 437 | 470 | 492 | 427 | 373 | 341 | 322 | 114 | 133 | 91 | 88 | 390 | 304 | 28 | 24 | 262 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 517 | 1895 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 946 | 946 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 943 | 944 | 517 | 517 |
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