Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ricks Reef today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ricks Reef at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 4.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ricks Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the SE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 241 | 154 | 110 | 133 | 94 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 108 | 149 | 146 | 116 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49PM0.77m | 11:01PM0.73m | 3:46PM0.78m | 00:16AM0.70m | 4:25PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.69m | 7:25AM0.27m | 9:06PM0.67m | 8:25AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 9 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 343 | 241 | 154 | 739 | 940 | 511 | 634 | 507 | 276 | 157 | 168 | 164 | 211 | 368 | 277 | 361 | 347 | 249 | 314 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | N 8 | N 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | WSW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | SSE 7 | W 11 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 10 | 110 | 133 | 523 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 104 | 111 | 137 | 108 | 149 | 59 | 116 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | W 11 | ENE 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 94 | 22 | 21 | 53 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 146 | 68 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6510 | 5039 | 4161 | 3318 | 2317 | 1447 | 1374 | 1135 | 868 | 720 | 583 | 515 | 377 | 71 | 55 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1292 | 1292 | 1292 | 1292 | 1292 | 1837 | 1837 | 1837 | 2066 | 2102 | 2066 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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