Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sea Vista today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sea Vista at 3AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sea Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2522 | 2796 | 3234 | 3185 | 3087 | 2771 | 2672 | 2515 | 2418 | 2454 | 1693 | 1381 | 1415 | 3645 | 5621 | 5861 | 4936 | 4045 | 3566 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:02PM1.39m | 7:12AM1.20m | 7:35PM1.24m | 7:50AM1.06m | 8:23PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.44m | 1:10PM0.46m | 1:47AM0.57m | 1:47PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 2522 | 2796 | 3234 | 3185 | 3087 | 2771 | 2672 | 2515 | 42 | 42 | 1693 | 1381 | 1415 | 3645 | 5621 | 5861 | 4936 | 4045 | 3566 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 60 | — | 42 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2418 | 2454 | 230 | 373 | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 200 | 59 | 14 | 59 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
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