
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 16 | 24 | 49 | 64 | 55 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 28 | 97 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 63 | 23 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:06PM0.26m | 4:28PM0.27m | 3:59AM0.16m | 5:19PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35AM0.10m | 8:04AM0.11m | 00:06AM0.15m | 9:34AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 4 |
11 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 19 | — | 28 | 82 | 52 | 21 | 48 | 48 | — | 23 | 23 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 |
— | 11 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 11 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 23 | — | 19 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | — |
20 | — | 24 | 49 | 64 | 55 | 31 | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 97 | — | 45 | — | — | 63 | 16 | 19 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 736 | 736 | 409 | 8 | 8 | 708 | 103 | 103 | 409 | 736 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 103 | 604 | 1011 | 874 | 0 | 77 |
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