
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastA dusting of snow on Wed night. Freezing level rising with drizzle on Fri morning. Icy conditions (max 7°C on Wed morning, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1095 | 887 | 778 | 437 | 361 | 251 | 325 | 415 | 366 | 332 | 296 | 292 | 471 | 197 | 299 | 926 | 2069 | 2701 | 2276 | 2122 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:12PM1.68m | 5:23AM1.46m | 5:08PM1.77m | 6:02AM1.56m | 5:57PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.75m | 10:54PM0.25m | 10:49AM0.61m | 11:38PM0.21m | 11:37AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -6 | -8 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
1095 | 887 | 778 | 437 | 361 | 158 | 325 | 415 | 366 | 332 | 296 | 292 | 37 | 26 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | E 10 | N 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 4 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | SE 12 | N 8 |
7 | 2 | 17 | 122 | 173 | 251 | 101 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 58 | 47 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 22 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | N 6 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | E 10 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 |
13 | 22 | 30 | — | — | — | 40 | 3 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 31 | 471 | 197 | 299 | 926 | 2069 | 2701 | 2276 | 2122 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1451 | 1492 | 1077 | 48 | 48 | 1077 | 1540 | 1241 | 1241 | 1241 | 1077 | 1244 | 1241 | 1241 | 1241 | 1460 | 1485 | 707 | 1491 |
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