Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 5AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3750 | 2201 | 2665 | 3134 | 3735 | 3377 | 2633 | 1959 | 1608 | 1066 | 1210 | 1045 | 445 | 361 | 732 | 290 | 428 | 330 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | 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 | 11:54PM0.14m | 11:41AM0.59m | 00:38AM0.11m | 12:29PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | -4 | -6 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 2335 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1066 | 838 | 463 | 445 | 54 | 407 | 290 | 234 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 159 | 119 | 84 | 20 | 34 | 27 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 16 | S 15 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 19 | 17 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 3 | SSW 8 | SW 9 | NNW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 3750 | 2201 | 2665 | 3134 | 3735 | 3377 | 2633 | 1959 | 1608 | — | 1210 | 1045 | 2 | 361 | 732 | 3 | 428 | 330 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 957 | 1077 | 1241 | 1241 | 1077 | 1077 | 1077 | 1460 | 1460 | 29 | 29 | 1439 | 1439 | 1244 | 2000 | 1881 | 2366 | 1439 |
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