Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Runaway Bay today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Runaway Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Runaway Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 53 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 76 | 82 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 49 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:25AM0.32m | 9:30PM0.19m | 11:08AM0.31m | 10:05PM0.18m | 11:57AM0.30m | 10:54PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07AM0.04m | 5:07PM0.14m | 3:40AM0.06m | 6:03PM0.15m | 4:15AM0.08m | 7:13PM0.16m | 4:57AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 17 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 48 | 49 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 53 | 47 | 28 | 16 | 76 | 82 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 506 | 661 | 736 | 736 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 661 | 730 | 661 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
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