
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandon Point today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandon Point at 9PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Sandon Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
498 | 556 | 526 | 442 | 410 | 338 | 266 | 166 | 129 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 46 | 45 | 55 | 270 | 382 | 223 | 177 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.73m | 7:50AM1.17m | 7:51PM1.75m | 8:36AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.28m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.23m | 2:34AM-0.04m | 2:14PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
498 | 556 | 526 | 442 | 410 | 338 | 266 | 166 | 129 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 46 | 44 | 55 | 124 | 161 | 223 | 177 | 134 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
72 | 74 | 54 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 45 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 |
19 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
2 | — | 2 | 4 | 19 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 270 | 382 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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