Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 4 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 311 | 289 | 217 | 188 | 189 | 175 | 208 | 206 | 253 | 285 | 244 | 216 | 221 | 201 | 127 | 320 | 157 | 148 | 150 | 106 | 57 | 78 | 43 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:20PM0.93m | 10:37PM0.96m | 1:23PM0.96m | 00:04AM0.94m | 2:08PM1.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.35m | 5:16PM0.76m | 6:02AM0.37m | 6:48PM0.73m | 7:05AM0.36m | 7:55PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 126 | 117 | 107 | 73 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 127 | 4 | 157 | 148 | 150 | 106 | 41 | 78 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 7 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 14 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | S 14 | N 9 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 236 | 311 | 289 | 217 | 188 | 189 | 175 | 208 | 206 | 253 | 285 | 244 | 216 | 221 | 201 | 61 | 320 | 48 | 31 | 96 | 27 | 57 | 44 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1033 | 943 | 1587 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1587 | 1587 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1568 | 946 | 1799 | 517 | 517 |
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