Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Renaca today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Renaca at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Renaca. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 805 | 378 | 381 | 489 | 595 | 784 | 928 | 919 | 870 | 1551 | 1415 | 1468 | 1427 | 1295 | 1222 | 1077 | 987 | 1030 | 1162 | 734 | 699 | 566 | 485 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM0.99m | 2:40AM1.13m | 2:47PM0.84m | 3:37AM1.08m | 3:57PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07AM0.33m | 8:05PM0.29m | 9:12AM0.42m | 8:45PM0.38m | 10:40AM0.47m | 9:40PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 805 | 378 | 319 | 433 | 566 | 784 | 928 | 919 | 870 | 1551 | 1415 | 1468 | 1427 | 1295 | 1222 | 1077 | 987 | 1030 | 1162 | 734 | 699 | 566 | 485 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 154 | 176 | 381 | 489 | — | — | 103 | 780 | 118 | 131 | 201 | 182 | 135 | 94 | 79 | 45 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 |
| kJ | — | 281 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 540 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 9 | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 168 | 15 | 595 | 564 | 196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 115 | 161 | 200 | 212 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 409 | 409 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 410 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 336 | 336 | 3 | 3 |
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