Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rosie's Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rosie's Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rosie's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
237 | 220 | 457 | 396 | 388 | 273 | 252 | 212 | 197 | 202 | 190 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 134 | 131 | 134 | 131 | 124 | 121 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:24AM2.33m | 6:51PM2.92m | 9:06AM2.30m | 8:02PM2.86m | 10:29AM2.39m | 9:13PM2.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04AM1.06m | 12:18PM1.78m | 2:17AM1.09m | 1:34PM1.93m | 3:29AM1.04m | 3:13PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
173 | 147 | 457 | 396 | 388 | 117 | 117 | 212 | 197 | 202 | 190 | 165 | 169 | 169 | 144 | 144 | 137 | 134 | 131 | 134 | 131 | 124 | 121 | 93 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
237 | 185 | 169 | 220 | 217 | 144 | 141 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 183 | 180 | 180 | 178 | 131 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 19 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
223 | 220 | 65 | 4 | 4 | 273 | 252 | 59 | 39 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 145 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 120 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 120 |
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