Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sharks Point today (06 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Sharks Point at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Sharks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 573 | 513 | 463 | 778 | 631 | 414 | 601 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 279 | 279 | 245 | 660 | 223 | 534 | 458 |
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 | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.32m | 1:57PM1.52m | 2:14AM1.45m | 2:31PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.40m | 7:41AM0.31m | 8:13PM0.25m | 8:16AM0.18m | 8:45PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 15 | E 10 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 573 | 513 | 463 | 369 | 377 | 384 | 280 | 392 | 392 | 384 | 331 | 331 | 279 | 279 | 228 | 188 | 177 | 170 | 104 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | E 10 | SW 15 | S 6 | SW 9 | SW 12 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 16 | S 7 | SW 14 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 15 | 15 | 32 | 79 | 72 | 392 | 59 | 116 | 38 | 34 | 65 | 60 | 61 | 245 | 39 | 169 | 173 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | S 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 188 | 54 | 33 | 34 | 81 | 147 | 186 | 51 | 142 | 223 | 534 | 458 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 102 | 356 | 778 | 631 | 414 | 601 | 202 | — | 77 | 116 | 58 | 69 | 80 | 99 | 660 | 182 | 200 | 136 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 614 | 483 | 165 | 137 | 17 | 0 | 1060 | 0 | 215 | 215 | 231 | 231 | 266 | 288 | 424 | 266 | 39 | 2 |
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