Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Seaton Sluice today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Seaton Sluice at 6PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Seaton Sluice. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 45 | 173 | 154 | 165 | 198 | 403 | 378 | |
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 | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:33AM4.32m | 8:02PM3.85m | 8:18AM3.95m | 8:45PM3.56m | 9:08AM3.58m | 9:37PM3.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.67m | 2:03AM1.01m | 2:32PM1.07m | 2:45AM1.28m | 3:17PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 45 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 173 | 154 | 165 | 198 | 403 | 378 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 320 | 320 | 419 | 414 | 331 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 315 | 315 | 274 | 274 | 269 | 312 | 71 | 274 | 111 | 7 | 435 | 7 | 7 |
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