Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 6PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
545 | 679 | 849 | 1106 | 1045 | 943 | 811 | 692 | 576 | 511 | 361 | 298 | 217 | 161 | 121 | 90 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:00PM1.62m | 6:04AM1.31m | 5:40PM1.70m | 6:30AM1.37m | 6:17PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.81m | 11:44PM0.38m | 11:11AM0.70m | 00:12AM0.36m | 11:45AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | -6 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 |
545 | 679 | 849 | 1106 | 1045 | 943 | 811 | 692 | 576 | 322 | 322 | 363 | 362 | 573 | 476 | 456 | 469 | 424 | 365 | 284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
107 | 67 | 65 | 39 | 35 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 511 | 361 | 298 | 217 | 161 | 121 | 90 | 53 | 51 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 11 | SW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 8 | SW 9 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 19 | 97 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
141 | 230 | 276 | 407 | 590 | 657 | 623 | 538 | 413 | 536 | 536 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 957 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 957 | 957 | 1873 | 1241 | 0 | 707 | 707 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 71 | 71 |
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