
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sea Vista today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sea Vista at 1AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sea Vista. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1647 | 1443 | 1550 | 1507 | 1155 | 1053 | 1037 | 838 | 634 | 695 | 695 | 761 | 748 | 678 | 604 | 594 | 527 | 509 | 512 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.59m | 5:55AM1.45m | 6:13PM1.43m | 6:49AM1.33m | 7:11PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.17m | 11:58AM0.29m | 00:27AM0.31m | 12:54PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
1647 | 1443 | 1550 | 1507 | 1155 | 1053 | 1037 | 838 | 634 | 695 | 695 | 761 | 748 | 678 | 604 | 594 | 527 | 509 | 512 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
196 | 145 | 161 | 196 | 168 | 217 | 187 | 113 | 92 | 75 | 263 | 282 | 291 | 260 | 230 | 196 | 165 | 161 | 161 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | 8 | 8 | 151 | 145 | — | 43 | 10 | 80 | 85 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 81 | 54 | 52 | 48 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 |
197 | 260 | 263 | 352 | 206 | — | — | 183 | 216 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 200 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
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