
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 77 | 121 | 96 | 55 | 41 | 21 | 26 | 53 | 79 | 85 | 56 | 40 | 25 | 21 | 27 | 45 | 64 | 60 | 53 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM0.34m | 10:09PM0.28m | 11:20AM0.32m | 10:34PM0.24m | 12:13PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.07m | 4:43PM0.14m | 4:31AM0.07m | 5:35PM0.16m | 5:02AM0.08m | 6:45PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 |
22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 55 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 |
11 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 7 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — |
8 | 30 | 13 | 23 | 77 | 121 | 96 | — | — | — | 26 | 53 | 79 | 85 | 56 | — | — | — | 27 | 45 | 64 | 60 | 53 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 83 | 83 | 773 | 772 | 773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 83 | 770 | 864 | 878 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 768 | 1229 | 1079 | 77 | 0 |
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