Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Radar Reef today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Radar Reef at 12PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Radar Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2179 | 2094 | 2010 | 1822 | 1822 | 1822 | 1455 | 1525 | 1265 | 1319 | 1881 | 1527 | 1307 | 2285 | 2704 | 621 | 603 | 569 | 603 | 820 | 690 | 781 | 1014 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:45AM0.84m | 4:01AM0.91m | 5:17AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM0.38m | 3:59PM0.41m | 3:57PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
2179 | 2094 | 2010 | 1822 | 1822 | 1822 | 1455 | 1525 | 1265 | 1319 | 1881 | 1527 | 1307 | 1107 | 867 | 621 | 603 | 569 | 603 | 820 | 690 | 781 | 1014 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 26 | SW 24 | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | SW 22 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | 13 | 22 | 54 | 95 | 118 | 584 | 566 | 759 | 596 | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 38 | 75 | 182 | 249 | 404 | 568 | 803 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2285 | 2704 | 261 | 149 | 97 | 53 | — | 34 | 45 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 63 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 416 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 63 | 1 | 173 | 143 | 27 |
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