Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Spits today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Spits at 7PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Spits. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 | 2465 | 2434 | 2269 | 1852 | 1783 | 1738 | 1602 | 1622 | 1783 | 2035 | 2768 | 1436 | 1585 | 1402 | 1712 | 2216 | 2061 | 1680 | 1438 | 1201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-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 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 1373 | 1852 | 1783 | 1738 | 1602 | 1622 | 1783 | 1317 | — | 1436 | 1585 | 953 | — | — | — | — | — | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | SW 5 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 25 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 3 | SSW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 6 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2465 | 2434 | 2269 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2035 | 2768 | 69 | — | 1402 | 1712 | 2216 | 2061 | 1680 | 1438 | 1201 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 561 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 72 | 72 | 778 | 0 | 0 | 641 | 561 | 561 | 729 | 952 | 748 | 491 |
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