Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southbroom today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Southbroom at 4AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Southbroom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 692 | 559 | 574 | 501 | 551 | 813 | 1066 | 1634 | 623 | 470 | 513 | 524 | 486 | 508 | 716 | 686 | 576 | 442 | 422 | 361 | 299 | 311 | 551 | 490 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.54m | 3:11PM1.60m | 3:25AM1.65m | 3:50PM1.74m | 4:02AM1.72m | 4:26PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.19m | 9:17PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.06m | 9:57PM0.09m | 10:10AM-0.03m | 10:33PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 17 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 692 | 559 | 125 | 501 | 551 | 813 | 1066 | 1634 | 325 | 415 | 513 | 524 | 486 | 508 | 716 | 686 | 576 | 442 | 422 | 361 | 299 | 302 | 207 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 9 | — | SSW 13 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 71 | 127 | 236 | 241 | 437 | 219 | 249 | — | 623 | 293 | 372 | 357 | 464 | 331 | 150 | 180 | 217 | 214 | 156 | 94 | 90 | 66 | 551 | 490 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | — | — | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 22 | E 10 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 61 | 72 | 309 | 186 | 184 | 334 | — | — | 295 | 447 | 347 | 169 | 260 | 169 | 70 | 162 | 190 | 186 | 284 | 258 | 252 | 311 | 127 | 258 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 154 | 574 | 355 | 284 | 284 | 198 | 528 | 403 | 470 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 291 | 301 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 82 | 101 | 584 | 786 | 786 | 1134 | 85 | 786 | 786 | 734 | 734 | 786 | 786 | 137 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 584 | 109 | 101 | 28 |
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