
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 9 | E 8 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | NE 9 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 16 | 53 | 59 | 28 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 34 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 100 | 3 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:01AM0.23m | 9:03PM0.36m | 8:37AM0.25m | 9:30PM0.36m | 9:14AM0.27m | 9:56PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.04m | 3:24AM0.13m | 2:36PM0.06m | 3:52AM0.13m | 3:11PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | E 4 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | — | NE 9 | ESE 8 |
9 | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 |
5 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 2 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
1 | 16 | 53 | 59 | 28 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 40 | 55 | 28 | 7 | 34 | 56 | 50 | 48 | 100 | 90 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 772 | 772 | 723 | 1078 | 506 | 77 | 506 | 713 | 772 | 754 | 772 | 1010 | 730 |
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