Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 8PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 201 | 154 | 121 | 196 | 166 | 161 | 160 | 157 | 215 | 262 | 229 | 219 | 194 | 233 | 302 | 319 | 376 | 444 | 544 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.02m | 11:03AM0.89m | 9:23PM0.97m | 12:20PM0.91m | 10:39PM0.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.33m | 3:50PM0.73m | 4:55AM0.36m | 5:20PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 31 | 30 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 70 | 86 | 257 | 108 | 130 | 186 | 156 | 87 | 69 | 139 | 101 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 11 | S 4 | ENE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 25 | 6 | 23 | 40 | 61 | 22 | 127 | 215 | 14 | 229 | 219 | 156 | 148 | 144 | 141 | 51 | 33 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | NE 12 | S 16 | ENE 11 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | ENE 12 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 32 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 176 | 201 | 154 | 121 | 196 | 166 | 161 | 160 | 157 | 138 | 262 | 170 | 182 | 194 | 233 | 302 | 319 | 376 | 444 | 544 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1902 | 1019 | 940 | 929 | 931 | 931 | 930 | 1019 | 1148 | 1741 | 1902 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 1582 | 931 | 1602 | 521 | 521 |
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