Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Creek today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Creek at 9PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Creek. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2193 | 1894 | 1838 | 1838 | 2506 | 2299 | 2135 | 2091 | 1532 | 1076 | 924 | 736 | 686 | 570 | 503 | 495 | 537 | 386 | 374 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:26PM0.45m | 4:16AM0.63m | 12:46PM0.47m | 5:08AM0.57m | 11:13AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.00m | 10:16AM0.46m | 8:38PM0.02m | 9:56AM0.52m | 8:39PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2193 | 1894 | 1838 | 1838 | 2506 | 2299 | 2135 | 2091 | 1532 | 1076 | 924 | 736 | 686 | 570 | 503 | 495 | 537 | 386 | 374 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 22 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 59 | — | 718 | — | — | — | 610 | 729 | — | — | — | 39 | 94 | 94 | — | 159 | 255 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 370 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 22 | 35 | 58 | 105 | 107 | 121 | 132 | 144 | 144 | 116 | 107 | 85 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 78 | 85 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 19 | 19 |
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