Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Spits today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Spits at 1AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Spits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2269 | 1852 | 1783 | 1738 | 1622 | 1622 | 1783 | 1904 | 2601 | 1436 | 1343 | 1402 | 1382 | 1712 | 1688 | 1443 | 1325 | 1099 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:29AM0.58m | 3:07PM0.54m | 3:45AM0.70m | 3:27PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.22m | 9:27AM0.27m | 9:07PM0.19m | 10:15AM0.23m | 9:07PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1373 | 1852 | 1783 | 1738 | 1622 | 1622 | 1783 | 3 | — | 1436 | 1343 | 1402 | — | — | — | — | — | 787 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2269 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 1904 | 2601 | 81 | 31 | — | 1382 | 1712 | 1688 | 1443 | 1325 | 1099 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 72 | 716 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 561 | 602 | 561 | 952 | 561 | 491 |
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