Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 71 | 87 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 28 | 61 | 68 | 82 | 59 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 59 | 57 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM0.28m | 00:31AM0.21m | 3:59PM0.27m | 1:50AM0.18m | 5:10PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01PM0.19m | 7:53AM0.10m | 11:37PM0.18m | 9:05AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 5 |
22 | 22 | 13 | 53 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 11 | — | 10 | 31 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
42 | 71 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 61 | 68 | 82 | 59 | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 33 | 59 | 57 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 723 | 723 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 604 | 754 | 754 | 0 | 89 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 754 | 754 | 1011 | 409 | 77 |
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