Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Slade Bay/Boot Reef today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM5.50m | 3:07AM5.42m | 3:51PM5.63m | 4:30AM5.72m | 4:59PM6.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:50AM3.10m | 8:44PM3.11m | 9:29AM3.09m | 10:16PM2.89m | 10:45AM2.71m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | — | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
9 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 150 | 190 | 181 | 182 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 127 | 61 | 119 | 11 | 79 | 61 | 79 | 211 | 384 | 386 | 384 | 306 | 295 |
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