
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | 35 | 108 | 72 | 107 | 51 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 41 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 55 | 186 | 186 | 110 | 66 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:13AM0.28m | 3:22PM0.29m | 2:00AM0.25m | 4:38PM0.29m | 3:04AM0.22m | 5:36PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.11m | 9:16PM0.20m | 9:03AM0.10m | 11:03PM0.19m | 9:55AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
29 | 28 | 22 | 37 | — | — | 51 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 66 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | — | — | 36 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | E 7 | SE 3 | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — |
— | — | 35 | 108 | 72 | 107 | 6 | — | — | — | 24 | 26 | 16 | 41 | — | — | 32 | 55 | 186 | 186 | 110 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 83 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 780 | 865 | 841 | 0 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 409 | 409 | 0 | 0 |
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