Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Saltwater today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Saltwater at 12AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Saltwater. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 416 | 295 | 539 | 929 | 772 | 754 | 1198 | 1156 | 484 | 947 | 770 | 653 | 262 | 226 | 231 | 196 | 196 | 160 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:44PM1.56m | 7:33AM1.21m | 7:32PM1.54m | 8:13AM1.28m | 8:17PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.05m | 1:15PM0.28m | 2:04AM0.07m | 2:04PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 25 | 13 | 26 | 27 | 469 | 407 | 407 | 494 | 494 | 62 | 417 | 361 | 313 | 262 | 226 | 231 | 196 | 196 | 160 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SSE 16 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 11 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 22 | SSE 18 | E 9 | SSE 18 | E 9 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 99 | 167 | 156 | 112 | 7 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 31 | 32 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 22 | S 16 | S 24 | SSE 23 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SSE 22 | E 9 | E 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 14 |
| kJ | 2 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 50 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 47 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — |
| kJ | 414 | 416 | 295 | 539 | 929 | 772 | 754 | 1198 | 1156 | 484 | 947 | 770 | 653 | — | — | 54 | 70 | 62 | 38 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 575 | 1208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
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