
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 11AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 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) | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:40AM0.20m | 4:51PM0.30m | 5:21AM0.24m | 5:20PM0.32m | 5:55AM0.28m | 5:48PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.14m | 11:30PM0.13m | 10:45AM0.14m | 11:47PM0.12m | 11:33AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
5 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
2 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 83 | 83 | 409 | 409 | 409 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 650 | 661 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 650 | 650 | 650 | 661 | 89 | 83 |
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