
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat morning, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 46 | 58 | 60 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 35 | 57 | 13 | 127 | 83 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:26AM0.19m | 4:04PM0.33m | 4:12AM0.22m | 5:02PM0.35m | 5:21AM0.26m | 5:48PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.08m | 10:53PM0.13m | 10:00AM0.09m | 11:38PM0.11m | 11:08AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | — | ENE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
9 | 31 | 24 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 24 | 16 | 35 | — | 13 | 37 | 40 | 27 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 |
— | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 10 | — | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | — | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | — | E 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
49 | 26 | — | 24 | 57 | 46 | 58 | 60 | 25 | 8 | 7 | — | 57 | 20 | 127 | 83 | — | 20 | — | — | 40 | 4 | 7 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 0 | 0 | 757 | 867 | 867 | 506 | 77 | 77 | 0 | 77 | 708 | 604 | 768 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 730 | 770 | 1010 | 103 | 89 |
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