
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Seal Point today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the ESE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
625 | 666 | 650 | 365 | 496 | 1521 | 2688 | 2827 | 2694 | 2594 | 2497 | 2267 | 2176 | 1844 | 1597 | 1563 | 1596 | 1320 | 1176 | 1155 | 980 | 816 | 740 | 867 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.66m | 4:23PM1.81m | 4:37AM1.63m | 4:52PM1.75m | 5:05AM1.56m | 5:20PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:35PM0.01m | 10:38AM0.01m | 11:03PM0.06m | 11:06AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
625 | 666 | 650 | 154 | 496 | 1521 | 2688 | 2827 | 2694 | 2594 | 2497 | 2117 | 1810 | 1626 | 1253 | 990 | 1596 | 1320 | 1176 | 1155 | 980 | 816 | 740 | 867 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 13 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
99 | 94 | 101 | 365 | 341 | 89 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 859 | 780 | 680 | 591 | 519 | 494 | 416 | 361 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SW 14 | SE 7 | SSW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
26 | 31 | 31 | 305 | 89 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 47 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — |
— | 109 | 52 | 75 | 88 | 104 | 289 | 984 | 1800 | 1721 | 1716 | 2267 | 2176 | 1844 | 1597 | 1563 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 22 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 551 | 190 | 190 | 133 | 133 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 3 |
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