Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Salmon Holes Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Salmon Holes Reef at 3PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Salmon Holes Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1704 | 1918 | 2544 | 2999 | 3612 | 3444 | 3224 | 2863 | 2278 | 2562 | 1956 | 3234 | 1536 | 1378 | 1075 | 1116 | 919 | 755 | 673 | 609 | 628 | 796 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:22AM0.90m | 00:31AM0.85m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM0.26m | 3:15PM0.27m | 3:06PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1704 | 1918 | 2544 | 2999 | 3612 | 3444 | 3224 | 2863 | 2278 | 2562 | 1956 | 7 | 1536 | 1378 | 1075 | 1116 | 919 | 755 | 673 | 609 | 628 | 796 | 711 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 8 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 24 | SW 23 |
| kJ | 84 | 89 | 105 | 98 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 93 | 12 | 12 | — | 7 | 3 | 206 | 25 | 163 | 184 | 113 | 133 | 125 | 87 | 133 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 8 | E 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SW 24 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 32 | — | — | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 43 | 3 | 26 | 43 | 73 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | SW 14 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | 3234 | 271 | 167 | 132 | 228 | 175 | 178 | 143 | 242 | 250 | 262 | 344 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1435 | 1435 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 404 | 1434 | 1434 | 1434 | 1593 | 106 | 106 | 15 | 23 | 106 | 1715 | 1795 | 15 | 0 |
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