Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Slade Bay/Boot Reef today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 33 | 25 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM8.55m | 9:02PM8.81m | 9:22AM8.35m | 9:40PM8.46m | 9:59AM7.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:49PM0.14m | 3:12AM0.17m | 3:25PM0.37m | 3:48AM0.53m | 4:02PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 |
22 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | N 3 | — | — | W 7 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — |
11 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 |
4 | — | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 27 | 33 | 25 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 268 | 599 | 424 | 306 | 272 | 47 | 79 | 268 | 410 | 412 | 415 | 396 | 443 | 295 | 306 | 394 | 412 | 357 | 417 | 319 |
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