Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Pounders today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Pounders at 4AM is: 0.4m 21s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Pounders. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | S 20 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 158 | 150 | 143 | 210 | 194 | 140 | 122 | 107 | 51 | 56 | 79 | 61 | 115 | 112 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.17m | 9:57AM0.97m | 10:47PM1.15m | 11:07AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM0.43m | 4:08PM0.31m | 5:22AM0.41m | 4:54PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | S 20 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 158 | 150 | 143 | 210 | 83 | 81 | 51 | 38 | 51 | 38 | 79 | 61 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 18 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 194 | 123 | 122 | 107 | 36 | 56 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 23 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | SE 14 | S 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 91 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 29 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | — | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 52 | 49 | 141 | 120 | — | 140 | 45 | 55 | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 115 | 112 | 26 | 32 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 550 | 517 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 939 | 939 | 939 | 946 | 939 |
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