Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rhino Head today (04 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rhino Head at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rhino Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 280 | 280 | 259 | 251 | 246 | 236 | 283 | 316 | 522 | 475 | 371 | 362 | 441 | 452 | 610 | 475 | 687 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:21PM0.75m | 5:18AM0.80m | 4:29PM0.65m | 5:59AM0.83m | 4:19PM0.55m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.14m | 11:17AM0.35m | 10:51PM0.12m | 12:14PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 297 | 280 | 191 | 203 | 220 | 246 | 236 | 283 | 316 | 522 | 475 | 371 | 362 | 441 | 452 | 610 | 447 | 687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | WSW 12 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 18 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 112 | 171 | 280 | 259 | 251 | 138 | 134 | 120 | 108 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 475 | 529 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 20 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 125 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 132 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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