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 3AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 176 | 255 | 238 | 221 | 218 | 218 | 245 | 255 | 251 | 336 | 228 | 218 | 261 | 528 | 380 | 374 | 320 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:25AM1.00m | 12:28PM0.97m | 1:10AM0.99m | 1:12PM0.83m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.05m | 6:27AM0.19m | 6:46PM0.12m | 7:24AM0.27m | 7:22PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 145 | 133 | 255 | 238 | 221 | 218 | 218 | 245 | 255 | 251 | 336 | 228 | 218 | 261 | 528 | 380 | 374 | 320 | 260 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | SW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 19 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 280 | 176 | 92 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 40 | 26 | 48 | 51 | 12 | 46 | 100 | 166 | 15 | 49 | 43 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 14 | 50 | 49 | 52 | — | 14 | 51 | 50 | 77 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 214 | 165 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 10 | 16 | 214 | 0 |
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