Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sandy Point today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sandy Point at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sandy Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
60 | 55 | 84 | 82 | 78 | 71 | 153 | 111 | 114 | 704 | 162 | 136 | 125 | 251 | 229 | 220 | 248 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:25PM0.58m | 5:11AM0.55m | 5:02PM0.56m | 5:52AM0.54m | 5:37PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49PM0.05m | 11:05AM0.16m | 11:28PM0.06m | 11:43AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | WSW 15 | ESE 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
15 | 15 | 84 | 18 | 78 | 43 | 69 | 68 | 114 | 294 | 162 | 136 | 103 | 251 | 229 | 220 | 248 | 206 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 7 | WSW 14 | ESE 7 | WSW 14 | ESE 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 19 | E 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
60 | 55 | 15 | 82 | 17 | 71 | 8 | 47 | 45 | 34 | 3 | 73 | 125 | 95 | 97 | 170 | 159 | 154 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | ESE 7 | SW 18 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 6 | WSW 20 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 9 | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 113 | 152 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 13 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 8 |
— | 25 | 59 | 25 | 35 | 49 | 153 | 111 | 86 | 704 | 57 | 86 | 89 | 131 | 173 | 161 | 130 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 90 | 33 | 84 | 101 | 101 | 162 | 163 | 162 | 45 | 11 | 101 |
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