Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ram5 today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ram5 at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ram5. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 394 | 374 | 320 | 260 | 244 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 533 | 535 | 285 | 284 | 257 | 216 | 346 | 350 | 301 | 297 | 264 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:12PM0.83m | 2:01AM0.96m | 2:02PM0.71m | 2:59AM0.93m | 3:09PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.19m | 8:30AM0.34m | 8:03PM0.26m | 9:56AM0.37m | 8:56PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 569 | 394 | 374 | 320 | 260 | 244 | 272 | 272 | 268 | 212 | 535 | 242 | 284 | 257 | 216 | 193 | 153 | 153 | 117 | 117 | 101 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 159 | 218 | — | — | 285 | 181 | 171 | 205 | 346 | 350 | 301 | 297 | 264 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 50 | 77 | 94 | 129 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 31 | 100 | 206 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 52 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 533 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 390 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 392 | 584 | 392 | 92 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 165 | 165 | 87 | 0 |
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