Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 11PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 52 | 49 | 47 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 60 | 59 | 91 | 158 | 150 | 216 | 210 | 194 | 123 | 122 | 153 | 1499 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.18m | 8:57AM1.07m | 10:03PM1.17m | 9:57AM0.97m | 10:47PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:42PM0.07m | 3:19AM0.45m | 3:25PM0.19m | 4:18AM0.43m | 4:08PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 19 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 41 | 40 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 158 | 150 | 216 | 210 | 194 | 123 | 74 | 153 | 422 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SSW 19 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 122 | 61 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 23 | S 23 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 28 | 27 | 59 | 55 | 53 | 50 | 45 | 19 | 43 | 91 | 19 | 19 | 55 | 54 | 33 | 18 | 33 | 106 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 225 | 188 | 45 | 62 | 54 | 47 | 39 | 41 | 196 | 173 | 200 | 54 | 68 | 63 | 45 | 132 | 95 | — | — | 1499 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 517 | 517 | 517 | 517 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 555 | 517 | 517 |
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