Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Seal Point today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Seal Point at 4AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Seal Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1381 | 1591 | 4443 | 5789 | 5715 | 4665 | 3759 | 3185 | 2630 | 2233 | 1866 | 1610 | 1524 | 1302 | 655 | 644 | 650 | 748 | 739 | 1148 | 1860 | 785 | 772 | 561 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.05m | 8:18PM1.08m | 9:12AM0.92m | 10:37PM0.99m | 12:36PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.57m | 1:47PM0.62m | 2:55AM0.69m | 3:11PM0.74m | 5:56AM0.71m | 6:33PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1381 | 1591 | 4443 | 5789 | 5715 | 4665 | 3759 | 3185 | 2630 | 2233 | 1866 | 1610 | 1524 | 1302 | 655 | 644 | 650 | 748 | 739 | 460 | 5 | 785 | 772 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 15 | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 493 | 403 | 329 | 323 | 228 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 190 | 157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 15 | — | — | 234 | 1148 | 1860 | 361 | 313 | 324 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 503 | 190 | 133 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 133 | 172 | 134 | 133 | 22 | 21 |
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