Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ram5 today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ram5 at 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ram5. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 376 | 173 | 171 | 180 | 209 | 202 | 161 | 128 | 237 | 233 | 163 | 179 | 233 | 323 | 444 | 439 | 419 | 381 | 441 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:42PM0.75m | 8:57AM1.36m | 9:29PM0.83m | 9:42AM1.36m | 10:14PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.02m | 2:17AM0.06m | 3:44PM-0.03m | 3:08AM0.03m | 4:23PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 376 | 96 | 99 | 96 | 209 | 107 | 77 | 77 | 237 | 233 | 163 | 151 | 142 | 96 | 444 | 439 | 419 | 381 | 441 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | 173 | 171 | 180 | — | 202 | 161 | 128 | 64 | 97 | 94 | 179 | 233 | 323 | 96 | 74 | 61 | 60 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | — | WSW 15 | SW 21 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 129 | 129 | 95 | — | 23 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 128 | — | — | — | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 584 | 87 | 214 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 279 | 309 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 214 | 214 | 38 | 38 | 0 |
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