Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Renaca today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Renaca at 2PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Renaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 430 | 331 | 623 | 691 | 1042 | 999 | 734 | 973 | 1137 | 1229 | 1420 | 2324 | 2241 | 2027 | 2003 | 1809 | 1410 | 1494 | 1232 | 1053 | 1053 | 813 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11AM1.06m | 5:54PM0.67m | 5:32AM1.04m | 7:21PM0.72m | 6:44AM1.06m | 8:07PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.40m | 10:28PM0.56m | 1:10PM0.36m | 00:12AM0.55m | 1:55PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 430 | 331 | 623 | 691 | 1042 | 999 | 734 | 787 | 700 | 700 | 1420 | 2324 | 2241 | 2027 | 2003 | 1809 | 1410 | 1494 | 1232 | 1053 | 1053 | 813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 18 | W 10 | NW 18 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 149 | 149 | 33 | 29 | 322 | 542 | 723 | 973 | 1137 | 1229 | 560 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 154 | 120 | 154 | 40 | 31 | 20 | 437 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 15 | SW 21 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 13 | NW 19 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 18 | NW 13 | NW 18 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 104 | 222 | 54 | 54 | 251 | 303 | 184 | 96 | 45 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 80 | 45 | 209 | 44 | 111 | 134 | 60 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 38 | 27 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 102 | 182 | 269 | 306 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 5 | 53 | 58 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 1243 | 1194 | 167 | 318 |
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