Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 6AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 704 | 761 | 782 | 854 | 877 | 912 | 1021 | 1047 | 976 | 976 | 1047 | 885 | 847 | 831 | 985 | 1101 | 1106 | 1099 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:17PM1.08m | 12:04PM0.84m | 11:13PM1.04m | 1:33PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.40m | 4:55PM0.66m | 6:38AM0.38m | 6:14PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 125 | 121 | 58 | 29 | 41 | 6 | 6 | 130 | 63 | 25 | 23 | 82 | 133 | 180 | 226 | 175 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | W 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 53 | 52 | 75 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 704 | 761 | 782 | 854 | 877 | 912 | 1021 | 1047 | 976 | 976 | 1047 | 885 | 847 | 831 | 985 | 1101 | 1106 | 1099 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1808 | 1837 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 1851 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 931 | 931 | 521 | 521 |
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