Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Radar Reef today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Radar Reef at 10AM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Radar Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1301 | 1159 | 1223 | 1083 | 1023 | 965 | 793 | 892 | 892 | 813 | 1511 | 1358 | 1321 | 1598 | 1303 | 1857 | 2007 | 1826 | 1826 | 3304 | 4590 | 4062 | 2557 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:55AM0.63m | 11:45PM0.50m | 11:04AM0.51m | 11:55PM0.54m | 10:40AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.41m | 5:48PM0.36m | 4:57AM0.38m | 5:03PM0.35m | 5:59AM0.40m | 4:32PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
1301 | 1159 | 1223 | 1083 | 1023 | 965 | 793 | 892 | 892 | 813 | 1511 | 1358 | 1321 | 1598 | 1303 | 1857 | 2007 | 1826 | 1826 | — | — | — | 2557 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 457 | 343 | — | 131 | 202 | — | 360 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1462 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 13 | — |
3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 24 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 3304 | 4590 | 4062 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 144 | 328 | 328 | 121 | 6 | 35 | 121 | 1650 | 1650 | 1650 | 1759 | 416 | 751 | 911 |
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