
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sea Vista today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sea Vista at 6AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Sea Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1806 | 1945 | 2063 | 2436 | 3364 | 4651 | 4631 | 3901 | 3050 | 2760 | 2248 | 1886 | 1751 | 1429 | 1207 | 1048 | 944 | 1007 | 990 | 1234 | 1513 | 2065 | 2576 | 2522 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:32AM1.38m | 5:41PM1.37m | 6:00AM1.26m | 6:08PM1.24m | 6:35AM1.14m | 6:44PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.25m | 11:33AM0.34m | 11:53PM0.36m | 12:02PM0.47m | 00:25AM0.49m | 12:38PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
1806 | 1945 | 2063 | 2436 | 3364 | 4651 | 4631 | 3901 | 3050 | 2760 | 2248 | 1886 | 1751 | 1429 | 1207 | 1048 | 944 | 1007 | 990 | 1234 | 1513 | 2065 | 2576 | 2522 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
95 | 103 | 108 | 88 | 88 | 90 | 71 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 18 | 18 | 118 | 206 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 40 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 19 | 17 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 10 | 6 | 244 | 257 | 257 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 59 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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