
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Seal Point today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 3PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
813 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 765 | 780 | 850 | 1100 | 1100 | 1015 | 893 | 859 | 745 | 774 | 626 | 520 | 432 | 469 | 441 | 582 | 1494 | 1723 | |
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 | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:20PM1.69m | 4:37AM1.54m | 4:47PM1.59m | 5:05AM1.46m | 5:14PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09AM0.09m | 10:31PM0.08m | 10:36AM0.16m | 10:57PM0.15m | 11:03AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
813 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 855 | 765 | 780 | 850 | 1100 | 1100 | 1015 | 893 | 859 | 745 | 774 | 626 | 520 | 432 | 469 | 441 | 582 | 1494 | 1723 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 8 |
106 | 133 | 159 | 126 | 99 | 35 | 113 | 94 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 68 | 66 | 62 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 78 | 39 | 128 | 218 | 95 | 69 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | NNW 4 | E 11 | — | — | E 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 116 | 39 | 4 | 56 | — | — | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 19 | 25 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — |
— | — | 14 | 38 | 37 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | 5 | 11 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 134 | 134 | 133 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 19 |
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