
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 78 | 60 | 40 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 20 | 60 | 56 | 80 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14PM0.25m | 11:58AM0.33m | 11:03PM0.22m | 1:17PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.15m | 4:45AM0.04m | 6:33PM0.16m | 5:44AM0.06m | 8:15PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 18 | 23 | 18 | — | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | E 6 | — | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 |
10 | 12 | — | — | 19 | 14 | 22 | 41 | 78 | 60 | 40 | 47 | 30 | — | 20 | 60 | 56 | 80 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 506 | 506 | 103 | 103 | 506 | 604 | 1010 | 754 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 506 | 864 | 864 | 864 | 77 | 77 |
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