Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ram5 today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ram5 at 6PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ram5. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 69 | 69 | 69 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 134 | 157 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 94 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:31PM0.63m | 3:09AM0.93m | 3:46PM0.56m | 4:23AM0.90m | 5:30PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:02AM0.31m | 8:04PM0.31m | 10:27AM0.34m | 8:59PM0.37m | 12:03PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 69 | 69 | 69 | 116 | 116 | 114 | 134 | 157 | 142 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 128 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 121 | 119 | 94 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | W 13 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 21 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 12 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 10 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SSW 7 | W 12 | SSW 9 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 41 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 37 | 36 | 32 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 7 | SW 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 25 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 165 | 12 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 259 | 386 | 392 | 581 | 12 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 38 | 392 | 12 |
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