Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
124 | 1 | 46 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 106 | 37 | 36 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 71 | 75 | 55 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:58PM0.29m | 5:14AM0.18m | 6:35PM0.30m | 5:59AM0.20m | 7:05PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:59AM0.14m | 11:09AM0.08m | 1:14AM0.13m | 11:53AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
4 | 1 | 33 | 72 | 51 | 51 | 106 | 37 | 36 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 75 | 55 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
— | — | 3 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | — | — | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — |
124 | 139 | 46 | — | — | — | 66 | 28 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 71 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1078 | 409 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 865 | 754 | 436 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 409 | 409 | 0 | 0 |
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