Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Slade Bay/Boot Reef today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Slade Bay/Boot Reef at 10PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Slade Bay/Boot Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 7 | 43 | 29 | 59 | 171 | 196 | 256 | 192 | 120 | 112 | 98 | 120 | 151 | 155 | 167 | 528 | 850 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM7.78m | 7:15AM7.75m | 7:31PM8.20m | 7:48AM8.10m | 8:03PM8.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.90m | 1:21PM0.77m | 1:41AM0.55m | 1:52PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | — |
4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 155 | 167 | 108 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 9 | WSW 10 |
— | 1 | 1 | 43 | 29 | 59 | 171 | 196 | 256 | 192 | 120 | 112 | 98 | 120 | 151 | — | — | 528 | 850 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 174 | 155 | 169 | 146 | 306 | 213 | 395 | 395 | 198 | 125 | 198 | 280 | 405 | 166 | 9 | 759 | 474 | 40 |
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