Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sharps Beach today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Sharps Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Sharps Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
269 | 253 | 134 | 184 | 216 | 221 | 185 | 160 | 160 | 131 | 122 | 167 | 164 | 112 | 205 | 78 | 68 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.38m | 10:12PM1.39m | 10:42AM1.42m | 10:52PM1.28m | 11:30AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:54AM0.20m | 4:07PM0.27m | 4:27AM0.22m | 4:56PM0.33m | 5:04AM0.26m | 5:53PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
269 | 253 | 134 | 56 | 23 | 94 | 103 | 160 | 160 | 131 | 122 | 167 | 164 | 112 | 205 | 70 | 68 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
41 | 40 | 26 | 25 | 102 | 22 | 22 | 102 | 91 | 56 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 96 | 70 | 39 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 49 | 70 | 48 | 47 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | E 12 | E 11 | E 8 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | NE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
23 | 28 | 70 | 64 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 98 | 85 | 83 | 77 | 86 | 5 | 78 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
104 | 154 | 106 | 184 | 216 | 221 | 185 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 22 | 55 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 33 | 22 | 34 |
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