Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southbroom today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Southbroom at 8PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Southbroom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2346 | 1996 | 1454 | 1124 | 891 | 721 | 587 | 486 | 501 | 524 | 501 | 1452 | 1379 | 804 | 866 | 551 | 557 | 484 | 732 | 686 | 589 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.42m | 2:43AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.60m | 3:25AM1.65m | 3:50PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:12AM0.35m | 8:31PM0.32m | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 68 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 70 | 94 | 226 | 349 | 341 | 476 | 1452 | 1379 | 633 | 485 | 551 | 557 | 484 | 732 | 686 | 589 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 91 | 107 | 125 | 241 | 524 | 501 | 214 | 414 | 270 | 225 | 336 | 321 | 413 | 211 | 150 | 145 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | — | SE 9 | SW 26 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SW 22 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 36 | 23 | 72 | 236 | 501 | 400 | 146 | — | — | 13 | 27 | 225 | 157 | 215 | 32 | 120 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2346 | 1996 | 1454 | 1124 | 891 | 721 | 587 | 486 | — | 424 | 333 | 273 | 188 | 804 | 866 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 268 | 268 | 101 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 786 | 786 | 33 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 765 | 137 | 786 | 786 | 82 | 0 |
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