Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rusty Barrel today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rusty Barrel at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 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 Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 7 | 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 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 215 | 257 | 229 | 219 | 317 | 420 | 366 | 340 | 428 | 513 | 611 | 576 | 637 | 669 | 599 | 534 | 484 | 547 | 637 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:23PM0.97m | 12:20PM0.91m | 10:39PM0.94m | 1:18PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.36m | 5:20PM0.74m | 6:01AM0.36m | 6:45PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 68 | 86 | 106 | 127 | 173 | 186 | 130 | 108 | 67 | 139 | 101 | 98 | 63 | 72 | 67 | 149 | 149 | 144 | 106 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 215 | 257 | 229 | 219 | 156 | 148 | 144 | 141 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | W 12 | W 11 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NNE 9 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 127 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | 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 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 80 | 105 | 139 | 122 | 205 | 317 | 420 | 366 | 340 | 428 | 513 | 611 | 576 | 637 | 669 | 599 | 534 | 484 | 547 | 637 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1148 | 1741 | 1902 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 1582 | 931 | 1602 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 521 | 1602 | 1602 | 521 | 521 |
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