Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sulima today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sulima at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Sulima. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 87mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
242 | 235 | 670 | 650 | 629 | 599 | 505 | 497 | 196 | 189 | 337 | 331 | 126 | 123 | 107 | 91 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:51AM0.95m | 3:50PM0.87m | 4:42AM1.03m | 4:40PM0.93m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:52PM0.40m | 10:01AM0.51m | 9:57PM0.35m | 10:51AM0.45m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
242 | 235 | 670 | 650 | 629 | 599 | 78 | 6 | 196 | 189 | 337 | 331 | 36 | 123 | 93 | 91 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 4 |
123 | 125 | 99 | 90 | 115 | 108 | 106 | 47 | 103 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 126 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 15 | — | S 19 | S 18 | SW 13 |
3 | 3 | 123 | 121 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 |
88 | 111 | — | — | 145 | 137 | 505 | 497 | 82 | 66 | — | — | — | 36 | 107 | 82 | 85 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1574 | 576 | 1060 | 110 | 1060 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 1574 | 254 | 110 | 110 |
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