
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 43 | 76 | 63 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 27 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59AM0.16m | 5:19PM0.28m | 5:04AM0.19m | 5:53PM0.30m | 5:45AM0.22m | 6:21PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM0.11m | 00:17AM0.14m | 10:37AM0.10m | 00:30AM0.13m | 11:24AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 4 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
41 | 43 | 48 | — | — | 14 | 21 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
19 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 |
— | — | 76 | 63 | 38 | 37 | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1010 | 436 | 506 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 103 | 83 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 864 | 895 | 772 | 708 | 748 |
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