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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, near gales from the S by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 53 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1779 | 778 | 261 | 90 | 168 | 422 | 640 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.43m | 9:28PM1.52m | 10:01AM1.44m | 10:14PM1.52m | 10:46AM1.46m | 11:03PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:48AM0.43m | 3:56PM0.43m | 4:31AM0.43m | 4:41PM0.44m | 5:17AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 10 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | NNW 9 |
44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 53 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 53 | 33 | 58 | 113 | 55 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 16 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | N 18 | E 10 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 |
3 | 3 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 30 | 48 | 52 | 50 | 43 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | E 10 | — | S 21 | — | — | — | S 17 | SSE 17 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | N 16 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 53 | 57 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 5 | NNW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 |
34 | 50 | 55 | 71 | 87 | 123 | 186 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 45 | 60 | 158 | 305 | 570 | 1049 | 1779 | 778 | 261 | 90 | 168 | 422 | 640 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 95 | 107 | 122 | 115 | 84 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 65 | 168 | 65 | 102 | 95 | 65 | 55 | 55 | 63 | 63 |
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