Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ram5 today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ram5 at 11PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Ram5. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 251 | 341 | 224 | 264 | 345 | 528 | 491 | 374 | 320 | 300 | 281 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 606 | 285 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:10AM0.99m | 1:12PM0.83m | 2:01AM0.96m | 2:02PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.12m | 7:24AM0.27m | 7:22PM0.19m | 8:30AM0.34m | 8:03PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 255 | 251 | 341 | 224 | 264 | 345 | 528 | 491 | 374 | 320 | 300 | 281 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 264 | 606 | 285 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | SW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 51 | 11 | 46 | 136 | 166 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 129 | 159 | 218 | 212 | — | 114 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 6 | SW 8 | W 20 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 10 | — | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 33 | 8 | — | — | — | 50 | 77 | 94 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 83 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 34 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 392 | 392 | 581 | 0 |
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