Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Silos today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Silos at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Silos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 615 | 515 | 415 | 346 | 349 | 584 | 1232 | 2542 | 1682 | 1196 | 723 | 998 | 3685 | 5063 | 5709 | 5313 | 4296 | 3578 | 2822 | 2327 | 2123 | 1739 | 1592 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:02AM2.14m | 2:24PM2.28m | 3:41AM2.04m | 3:59PM2.25m | 5:08AM2.09m | 5:12PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM1.26m | 8:42PM1.19m | 8:58AM1.38m | 10:26PM1.18m | 10:44AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 615 | 515 | 415 | 346 | 349 | 584 | 682 | 2542 | 1682 | 1196 | 723 | 737 | 3685 | 5063 | 5709 | 5313 | 4296 | 3578 | 2822 | 2327 | 2123 | 1739 | 1592 | 1452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 480 | 464 | 396 | 322 | 298 | 242 | 1232 | 155 | 116 | 84 | 399 | 998 | 39 | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | N 11 | — | — | — | N 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 31 | 221 | 196 | — | — | — | 58 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 37 | 26 | 52 | 131 | 165 | 224 | 267 | 336 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 287 | 95 | 95 | 211 | 211 | 211 |
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