
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM0.35m | 8:01PM0.35m | 8:40AM0.36m | 8:30PM0.33m | 9:20AM0.37m | 9:00PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.08m | 2:01PM0.10m | 2:16AM0.06m | 2:42PM0.11m | 2:46AM0.05m | 3:27PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 |
1 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 3 | NE 8 | E 4 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 5 | E 8 | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 7 |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 |
1 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | E 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 639 | 661 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 506 | 506 | 506 | 89 | 506 | 708 | 864 | 730 | 506 | 506 | 83 | 103 | 639 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 506 | 103 |
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