
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 2°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
3557 | 4806 | 3560 | 2239 | 2665 | 2964 | 3549 | 3197 | 2631 | 1959 | 1639 | 1066 | 838 | 454 | 657 | 323 | 388 | 290 | 190 | 147 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.81m | 6:24AM1.49m | 6:05PM1.87m | 7:05AM1.56m | 6:53PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:48AM0.69m | 11:54PM0.14m | 11:41AM0.59m | 00:38AM0.11m | 12:29PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | -4 | -3 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
3557 | 2770 | 2335 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1066 | 838 | 454 | 408 | 65 | 35 | 290 | 190 | 147 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
18 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 159 | 122 | 94 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 30 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | N 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
— | 4806 | 3560 | 2239 | 2665 | 2964 | 3549 | 3197 | 2631 | 1959 | 1639 | — | — | — | 657 | 323 | 388 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 957 | 957 | 957 | 1077 | 1241 | 1241 | 1077 | 1077 | 1077 | 1460 | 1460 | 1460 | 29 | 1439 | 1439 | 1244 | 2000 | 1989 | 2228 | 1439 |
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