Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Slade Bay/Boot Reef today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef at 3PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 232 | 126 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 88 | 85 | 88 | 81 | 50 | 55 | 78 | 109 | 182 | 254 | 349 | 222 | 176 | 181 | 181 | 230 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM7.48m | 10:54PM7.30m | 11:13AM6.91m | 11:35PM6.64m | 11:56AM6.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:38PM1.28m | 4:59AM1.59m | 5:17PM1.85m | 5:39AM2.19m | 6:04PM2.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 206 | 126 | 97 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 85 | 88 | 81 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 252 | 222 | 176 | 8 | 8 | 230 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | — | — | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 113 | 232 | — | — | 85 | 85 | 88 | — | — | — | 50 | 55 | 78 | 109 | 182 | 254 | 349 | — | — | 181 | 181 | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 3 | 144 | 402 | 402 | 357 | 357 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 282 | 357 | 185 | 196 | 144 | 40 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 8 | 2 |
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