Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s 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 offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 69 | 207 | 147 | 93 | 46 | 72 | 71 | 19 | 341 | 458 | 123 | 86 | 119 | 504 | 524 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.54m | 10:00PM1.53m | 10:09AM1.48m | 10:54PM1.38m | 10:47AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.46m | 3:47AM0.61m | 4:17PM0.51m | 4:23AM0.76m | 5:16PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -2 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 70 | 142 | 147 | 93 | 176 | 127 | 116 | 113 | 341 | 458 | 123 | 86 | 119 | 504 | 524 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 207 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 52 | 12 | 18 | 52 | 38 | 39 | 52 | 51 | 49 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 69 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 46 | 72 | 71 | 19 | 90 | 69 | 53 | 25 | 16 | 23 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 6 | N 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 50 | 185 | 262 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 88 | 103 | 4 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 1077 | 1077 | 1077 | 1241 | 1244 | 1077 | 1077 | 1451 | 1451 | 1077 | 1244 | 988 | 957 | 988 | 1485 | 1485 | 1485 | 1485 | 1077 |
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