Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 4AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | S 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 713 | 444 | 400 | 861 | 797 | 646 | 544 | 400 | 446 | 498 | 655 | 621 | 570 | 604 | 689 | 806 | 845 | 960 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:32PM1.13m | 10:36AM0.88m | 10:17PM1.08m | 12:04PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21AM0.40m | 3:54PM0.59m | 5:27AM0.40m | 4:55PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 |
| kJ | 289 | 342 | 318 | 861 | 797 | 646 | 544 | 224 | 446 | 171 | 247 | 252 | 235 | 225 | 202 | 111 | 82 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | S 14 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 357 | 347 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 175 | 19 | 125 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 15 | SE 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | — | S 18 | S 13 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 713 | 444 | 400 | 387 | 346 | 387 | 428 | 400 | 387 | 498 | 655 | 621 | 570 | 604 | 689 | 806 | 845 | 960 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1744 | 1744 | 1744 | 1744 | 521 | 931 | 931 | 1837 | 1808 | 1808 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 1837 | 1837 | 521 | 521 |
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