Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Smiths Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Smiths Beach at 11PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Smiths Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 803 | 834 | 813 | 886 | 715 | 686 | 677 | 535 | 466 | 398 | 456 | 344 | 339 | 212 | 203 | 206 | 174 | 145 | 143 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:58PM2.43m | 3:32AM2.33m | 3:35PM2.41m | 4:16AM2.31m | 4:11PM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.24m | 9:31AM0.49m | 9:58PM0.19m | 10:12AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 803 | 834 | 813 | 886 | 715 | 686 | 677 | 535 | 466 | 398 | 456 | 344 | 339 | 212 | 203 | 206 | 174 | 145 | 143 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 15 | 125 | 51 | — | 2 | 2 | 193 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 161 | 29 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 24 | — | — | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 78 |
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