Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Spits today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Spits at 10PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Spits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2376 | 2444 | 2601 | 3893 | 3099 | 5783 | 4838 | 4838 | 4838 | 5928 | 5264 | 6694 | 5561 | 5180 | 4878 | 4221 | 4605 | 3311 | 2888 | 2534 | 2179 | 1994 | 1882 | 1669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:56PM0.99m | 2:13AM0.11m | 3:29PM1.01m | 2:06AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.08m | 00:51AM0.11m | 6:17AM0.07m | 00:51AM0.16m | 7:21AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 136 | 2930 | 795 | 4838 | 2905 | 377 | 151 | 4722 | 3583 | 5627 | 3301 | 3224 | — | 2599 | 3725 | 3311 | 2888 | 2534 | 2179 | 1994 | 1882 | 1669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2376 | 2444 | 2601 | 3893 | 3099 | 5783 | 4838 | 4838 | 4838 | 5928 | 5264 | 6694 | 5561 | 5180 | 4878 | 4221 | 4605 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1234 | 1275 | 1317 | 1037 | 737 | 1284 | 1037 | 1037 | 1365 | 1363 | 740 | 740 | 729 | 729 | 163 | 163 | 491 | 491 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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