Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Riyue Bay (Riyuewan) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Riyue Bay (Riyuewan) at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Riyue Bay (Riyuewan). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 26°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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 7 | ENE 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
124 | 98 | 94 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 113 | 108 | 130 | 133 | 146 | 136 | 102 | 78 | 60 | 131 | 70 | 414 | 663 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:05PM0.88m | 2:16AM1.21m | 3:16PM0.73m | 2:44AM1.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.57m | 7:18PM0.62m | 9:48AM0.53m | 6:52PM0.66m | 11:27AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | SW 8 |
124 | 98 | 94 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 72 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 113 | 108 | 130 | 133 | 146 | 136 | 102 | 78 | 60 | 56 | 70 | 106 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | SE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | S 9 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 44 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 160 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | ENE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 49 | 97 | 88 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
10 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 131 | — | 414 | 663 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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