Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 5 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 26 | 87 | 109 | 56 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 55 | 22 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 104 | 93 | 66 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46AM0.27m | 8:23PM0.36m | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.37m | 8:58AM0.32m | 9:12PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.12m | 1:42PM0.07m | 2:38AM0.11m | 2:18PM0.08m | 3:03AM0.10m | 2:55PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 |
21 | 21 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 55 | 22 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 38 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
36 | 36 | 24 | 60 | 26 | 87 | 109 | 56 | 27 | 34 | 23 | 46 | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 68 | 104 | 93 | 66 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 103 | 506 | 881 | 897 | 1133 | 506 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 103 | 768 | 409 | 1245 | 77 | 89 | 77 | 83 | 77 | 900 | 1016 | 409 | 77 | 0 |
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