Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 9 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 98 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 89 | 137 | 161 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.08m | 10:59AM1.37m | 1:44AM1.07m | 12:30PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.60m | 3:46AM0.98m | 6:45PM0.65m | 5:13AM1.00m | 8:14PM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 20 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 10 | 64 | 57 | 98 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 89 | 137 | 161 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 20 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 67 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 13 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 32 | 83 | 105 | 105 | 35 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2000 | 1460 | 1460 | 1244 | 957 | 0 | 2025 | 707 | 1460 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 1451 | 707 | 1439 | 2000 | 2000 | 1879 |
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