Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 9PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rusty Barrel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | 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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 428 | 440 | 487 | 568 | 576 | 637 | 615 | 614 | 561 | 511 | 498 | 570 | 615 | 662 | 588 | 521 | 460 | 463 | 515 | 602 |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:39PM0.94m | 1:18PM0.95m | 11:58PM0.94m | 1:59PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.74m | 6:01AM0.36m | 6:45PM0.71m | 6:59AM0.35m | 7:45PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 141 | 139 | 101 | 98 | 54 | 46 | 61 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 138 | 106 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 111 | 83 | 63 | 63 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | SE 12 | S 14 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 15 | N 10 | S 15 | NNE 9 | S 14 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | 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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 428 | 440 | 487 | 568 | 576 | 637 | 615 | 614 | 561 | 511 | 498 | 570 | 615 | 662 | 588 | 521 | 460 | 463 | 515 | 602 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1148 | 1602 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 1602 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 931 | 1808 | 1808 | 521 | 521 |
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