Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ram5 today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- 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 8PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 11 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 245 | 255 | 251 | 341 | 224 | 218 | 345 | 528 | 528 | 374 | 320 | 300 | 277 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 383 | 606 | 338 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:28PM0.97m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 15 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 218 | 245 | 255 | 251 | 341 | 224 | 218 | 345 | 528 | 528 | 374 | 320 | 300 | 277 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 212 | 606 | 338 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 26 | 37 | 51 | 12 | 59 | 62 | 166 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 37 | 28 | 17 | 129 | 159 | 218 | 10 | — | 285 | 181 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 20 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 100 | 8 | — | — | 51 | 50 | 77 | 94 | 14 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 383 | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 214 | 214 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 26 | 214 | 386 | 386 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 392 | 392 | 581 | 392 |
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