Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sleaford Bay (Wreck Beach) today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sleaford Bay (Wreck Beach) at 1AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Sleaford Bay (Wreck Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4954 | 4551 | 3835 | 3151 | 2727 | 2378 | 1913 | 1614 | 1493 | 1422 | 2215 | 2110 | 1964 | 1697 | 1193 | 1046 | 784 | 667 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM0.68m | 4:38AM1.23m | 4:02PM0.60m | 5:03AM1.16m | 3:56PM0.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM-0.01m | 11:23AM0.25m | 9:54PM0.03m | 11:59AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 4954 | 4551 | 3835 | 3151 | 2727 | 2378 | 1913 | 1614 | 1493 | 1422 | 2215 | 2110 | 1964 | 1697 | 1193 | 1046 | 784 | 667 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | 587 | — | — | — | 521 | 452 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 37 | 34 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 104 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 271 | 107 | 9 | 9 |
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