Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sea Vista today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sea Vista at 3AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sea Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 1226 | 1567 | 1437 | 1570 | 1638 | 1427 | 1160 | 1076 | 997 | 897 | 765 | 698 | 593 | 558 | 663 | 305 | 300 | 1077 | 1619 | 2173 |
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-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:27PM1.54m | 4:49AM1.46m | 4:56PM1.47m | 5:20AM1.39m | 5:26PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.18m | 10:49AM0.28m | 11:08PM0.24m | 11:20AM0.37m | 11:40PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
 | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | 6:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 190 | 223 | 1567 | 1437 | 1570 | 1638 | 1427 | 1160 | 1076 | 997 | 897 | 765 | 698 | 593 | 558 | 83 | 305 | 300 | 1077 | 1619 | 2173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 309 | 24 | 231 | 231 | 274 | 223 | 218 | 210 | 164 | 161 | 158 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 110 | 6 | 81 | 60 | 146 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | WSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 133 | 83 | 485 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 35 | 99 | 59 | 40 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 146 | 1226 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 663 | 101 | 120 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 135 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 850 | 694 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 59 | 202 | 59 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
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