Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Slade Bay/Boot Reef today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef at 3PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 40 | 61 | 91 | 200 | 276 | 252 | 259 | 269 | 233 | 181 | 232 | 82 | 132 | 82 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 22 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:13AM6.91m | 11:35PM6.64m | 11:56AM6.32m | 00:23AM6.02m | 12:52PM5.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:17PM1.85m | 5:39AM2.19m | 6:04PM2.43m | 6:31AM2.73m | 7:09PM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
45 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 252 | 8 | 181 | 232 | 82 | 132 | 82 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 12 | 13 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 5 |
7 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 9 | NW 5 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 |
10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 59 | 4 | — | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | NW 3 |
— | 40 | 61 | 91 | 200 | 276 | 252 | 259 | 269 | 233 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 372 | 357 | 357 | 430 | 237 | 319 | 144 | 6 | 40 | 646 | 221 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 137 | 2 | 182 |
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