Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 3AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 465 | 412 | 379 | 875 | 736 | 574 | 889 | 859 | 315 | 140 | 247 | 522 | 439 | 410 | 428 | 448 | 403 | 393 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.12m | 10:36AM0.88m | 10:29PM1.08m | 11:58AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.36m | 4:03PM0.53m | 5:34AM0.36m | 4:56PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ENE 9 | W 14 | S 12 | S 8 | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 178 | 225 | 285 | 875 | 736 | 574 | 8 | 4 | 132 | 140 | 247 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | S 15 | W 14 | S 11 | W 14 | S 20 | S 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | NE 16 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 94 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 15 | W 10 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SE 14 | W 14 | — | W 13 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 18 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 465 | 412 | 379 | 32 | 32 | 46 | 889 | 859 | 315 | 61 | 93 | 522 | 439 | 410 | 428 | 448 | 403 | 393 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1759 | 1759 | 1759 | 1759 | 517 | 946 | 946 | 1829 | 1799 | 1799 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1829 | 1829 | 517 | 517 |
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