Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Renaca today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Renaca at 2AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Renaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
386 | 322 | 230 | 367 | 395 | 379 | 318 | 342 | 326 | 331 | 371 | 373 | 332 | 323 | 318 | 309 | 357 | 341 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.19m | 12:37PM1.30m | 1:10AM1.19m | 1:17PM1.15m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM0.01m | 6:25AM0.14m | 6:57PM0.09m | 7:13AM0.23m | 7:30PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 |
386 | 322 | 230 | 185 | 171 | 171 | 318 | 342 | 326 | 277 | 342 | 373 | 300 | 244 | 181 | 186 | 151 | 159 | 220 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
219 | 162 | 159 | 367 | 395 | 379 | 80 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 347 | 332 | 323 | 318 | 309 | 357 | 341 | 314 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 19 | WSW 19 |
175 | 171 | 164 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 83 | 197 | 331 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 483 | 318 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 3 |
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