Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 7PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 15 | S 22 | S 21 | E 9 | S 20 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 398 | 398 | 398 | 368 | 292 | 292 | 232 | 251 | 286 | 292 | 286 | 232 | 218 | 242 | 323 | 715 | 302 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 463 | 450 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:51AM1.18m | 9:11PM1.21m | 8:47AM1.08m | 9:54PM1.19m | 9:51AM0.98m | 10:38PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM0.13m | 3:04AM0.49m | 3:09PM0.25m | 4:05AM0.48m | 3:54PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 15 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 398 | 398 | 398 | 368 | 292 | 292 | 232 | 232 | 286 | 292 | 286 | 232 | 194 | 176 | 176 | 209 | 113 | 510 | 499 | 415 | 463 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 21 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 95 | 127 | 159 | 194 | 188 | 177 | 167 | 251 | 245 | 239 | 229 | 224 | 218 | 215 | 212 | 311 | 206 | 81 | 83 | 78 | 198 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 23 | SSW 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 14 | S 20 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 37 | 29 | 69 | 66 | 64 | 103 | 100 | 92 | 50 | 47 | 107 | 172 | 242 | 323 | 16 | 302 | 203 | 203 | 200 | 167 | 160 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 804 | 756 | 646 | 573 | 528 | 572 | 717 | 717 | 674 | 516 | 549 | 474 | 528 | 651 | 651 | 715 | 544 | — | — | — | — | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 521 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 940 | 925 |
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