
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 11 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 39 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 41 | 25 | 29 | 48 | 60 | 43 | 51 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:46PM0.32m | 7:43AM0.38m | 7:19PM0.31m | 8:23AM0.39m | 7:55PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.13m | 1:03AM0.04m | 1:48PM0.12m | 1:36AM0.02m | 2:35PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
4 | 5 | — | 5 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 41 | 25 | 29 | 48 | 60 | 43 | 51 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 10 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 |
7 | 11 | 28 | 27 | — | — | 25 | 39 | 62 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 506 | 506 | 103 | 103 | 77 | 77 | 661 | 506 | 506 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 83 | 8 |
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