Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 7AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1121 | 953 | 953 | 1094 | 1051 | 1004 | 933 | 836 | 836 | 828 | 758 | 753 | 700 | 769 | 770 | 822 | 770 | 805 | 805 | 775 | 69 | 115 | 100 | 607 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:13PM1.04m | 1:33PM0.85m | 00:17AM1.02m | 2:41PM0.89m | 1:20AM1.04m | 3:28PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.38m | 6:14PM0.70m | 7:44AM0.34m | 7:32PM0.69m | 8:37AM0.29m | 8:32PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 13 | 57 | 76 | 120 | 188 | 159 | 123 | 99 | 65 | 45 | 45 | 64 | 48 | 47 | 20 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 32 | 69 | 115 | 100 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 32 | 25 | 21 | 54 | 33 | 50 | 46 | 106 | 96 | 64 | 60 | 47 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 47 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | S 11 | SSE 15 | NE 15 | S 17 | NE 15 | NE 14 | SE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 10 | S 11 | — | SE 13 | N 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 23 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 13 | — | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1121 | 953 | 953 | 1094 | 1051 | 1004 | 933 | 836 | 836 | 828 | 758 | 753 | 700 | 769 | 770 | 822 | 770 | 805 | 805 | 775 | 698 | 589 | 506 | 607 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 931 | 931 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 |
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