Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Skeleton Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Skeleton Bay at 12PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Skeleton Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, strong winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1568 | 1760 | 1594 | 1688 | 1680 | 1608 | 1693 | 1643 | 1594 | 1423 | 891 | 2742 | 2830 | 3056 | 3172 | 3460 | 2188 | 2350 | 1977 | 1850 | 1688 | 1179 | 1027 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.10m | 8:59PM1.16m | 10:04AM1.07m | 10:30PM1.14m | 11:34AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.49m | 3:35AM0.39m | 4:09PM0.51m | 5:07AM0.38m | 5:43PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1568 | 1760 | 1594 | 1688 | 1680 | 1608 | 1693 | 1643 | 1594 | 1423 | 891 | 2742 | 2830 | 3056 | 3172 | — | 2188 | 2350 | 1977 | 1850 | 1688 | 1179 | 1027 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 81 | 61 | 40 | 35 | 22 | 19 | — | 12 | — | 66 | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | — | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 9 | 28 | 55 | 129 | 237 | 268 | 286 | 358 | 406 | 484 | — | 383 | — | 3460 | 668 | 619 | 706 | 836 | 902 | 1055 | 1067 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 343 | 343 | 811 | 784 | 732 | 471 | 471 | 357 | 343 | 343 | 471 | 732 | 811 | 471 | 471 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 811 | 501 | 811 | 471 | 471 |
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