Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Saltwater today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Saltwater at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Saltwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 138 | 153 | 132 | 95 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 49 | 116 | 198 | 209 | 130 | 130 | 145 | 173 | 173 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:22AM0.89m | 3:13PM1.23m | 4:37AM0.95m | 4:18PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM0.45m | 8:31AM0.62m | 10:22PM0.41m | 9:54AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 184 | 138 | 153 | 132 | 95 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 37 | 116 | 138 | 127 | 130 | 130 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 5 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 31 | 37 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 19 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 30 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 60 | 49 | 72 | 198 | 209 | — | — | 145 | 173 | 173 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 281 | 53 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 173 | 163 | 53 | 53 | 39 | 22 | 0 | 56 | 212 | 173 | 173 | 39 |
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