
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Slade Bay/Boot Reef today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef at 5PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | S 11 | S 12 | W 8 | E 3 | ESE 3 | W 7 | W 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:50AM8.11m | 10:10PM8.34m | 10:33AM7.74m | 10:54PM7.85m | 11:17AM7.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56PM0.60m | 4:24AM0.69m | 4:39PM0.98m | 5:07AM1.15m | 5:22PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 7 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | S 5 | S 11 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NW 4 | — | W 7 | SW 19 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 11 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 19 | W 10 | SW 19 | W 19 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 427 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 427 | 47 | 79 | 150 | 373 | 169 | 333 | 333 | 306 | 361 | 359 | 359 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 384 | 384 |
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