Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | E 3 | ENE 6 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 57 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 11 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:12AM0.22m | 5:02PM0.35m | 5:21AM0.26m | 5:48PM0.36m | 6:12AM0.30m | 6:27PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.13m | 10:00AM0.09m | 11:38PM0.11m | 11:08AM0.09m | 00:15AM0.09m | 12:03PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 9 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 4 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 7 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 7 | E 9 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 10 | 7 | 57 | 25 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 44 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 506 | 1130 | 1078 | 506 | 506 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 730 | 1138 | 891 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 89 | 864 | 867 | 730 | 708 | 103 |
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