Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Scotts Bay today (18 Sep):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Scotts Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Scotts Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50AM1.26m | 1:54PM1.28m | 2:45AM1.19m | 2:50PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM0.26m | 8:17AM0.52m | 8:52PM0.32m | 9:13AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 34 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 42 | 49 | 48 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 8 | S 6 | E 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 27 | 449 | 668 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 518 | 526 | 526 | 1295 | 1295 |
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