Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue night, min 2°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, gales from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 | SW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 71 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 112 | 62 | 59 | 156 | 627 | 637 | 626 | 608 | 459 | 1346 | 2039 | 2216 | 2238 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.38m | 10:47AM1.42m | 00:01AM1.25m | 11:33AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.51m | 4:23AM0.76m | 5:16PM0.56m | 5:05AM0.90m | 6:36PM0.60m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | N 7 | SSW 10 | N 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 191 | 188 | 149 | 132 | 53 | 112 | 42 | 59 | 156 | 627 | 637 | 626 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 6 | N 8 | NE 10 | N 8 | SSW 10 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 71 | 22 | 55 | 85 | 41 | 62 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 52 | 51 | 50 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | NW 3 | W 3 | NNW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 4 | 69 | 74 | 97 | 128 | 136 | 147 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 608 | 459 | 1346 | 2039 | 2216 | 2238 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1077 | 1077 | 1451 | 988 | 988 | 988 | 988 | 1485 | 1077 | 1077 | 1512 | 1485 | 1485 | 957 | 2000 | 2022 | 2022 | 2000 |
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