
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Southend Reef today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Southend Reef at 7AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Southend Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | W 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | WNW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:54AM2.17m | 5:36PM1.96m | 5:43AM2.07m | 6:28PM1.92m | 6:42AM1.99m | 7:28PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.62m | 11:20AM0.38m | 11:33PM0.65m | 12:11PM0.46m | 00:33AM0.68m | 1:11PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 |
10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 36 | 94 | 201 | 275 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 10 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | W 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
5 | 14 | 22 | 44 | 191 | 423 | 778 | 897 | 514 | 255 | 198 | 111 | 69 | 38 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 218 | 249 | 302 | 302 | 776 | 300 | 262 | 747 | 565 | 229 | 231 | 211 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 192 | 249 | 66 | 66 | 2 | 15 |
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