Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Seal Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 3PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1007 | 1160 | 1250 | 1474 | 1775 | 2201 | 2032 | 1999 | 1860 | 1674 | 1799 | 2113 | 2113 | 2572 | 1651 | 4218 | 2272 | 1914 | 2555 | 2541 | 939 | 923 | 1463 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:38AM1.12m | 6:46PM1.09m | 7:43AM1.01m | 8:04PM0.98m | 10:36AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.62m | 1:15AM0.61m | 1:51PM0.74m | 3:09AM0.69m | 4:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 6 | SW 13 | E 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1007 | 1160 | 1250 | 1474 | 1775 | 2201 | 2032 | 1999 | 1860 | 1674 | 1799 | 2113 | 2113 | 43 | 1651 | 51 | 522 | 345 | 126 | 75 | 939 | 923 | 1463 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 207 | 189 | 26 | 21 | 62 | 39 | 80 | 55 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 75 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 40 | 16 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 25 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2572 | 685 | 4218 | 2272 | 1914 | 2555 | 2541 | 452 | 352 | 229 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 4 | 134 | 133 | 22 | 22 | 133 | 133 | 22 | 1 | 599 | 22 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 135 | 172 | 134 | 134 | 19 | 1 |
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