Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (18 Oct):
- 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 5PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s 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) | - | - |
| 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 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 57 | 98 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 72 | 89 | 137 | 161 | 155 | 185 | 195 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 285 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:59AM1.37m | 1:44AM1.07m | 12:30PM1.35m | 2:51AM1.11m | 1:58PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.65m | 5:13AM1.00m | 8:14PM0.64m | 7:29AM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 57 | 98 | 95 | 89 | 85 | 80 | 75 | 71 | 89 | 137 | 161 | 155 | 185 | 195 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 285 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 111 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 13 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 5 | N 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 55 | 52 | 80 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 36 | 41 | 74 | 81 | 88 | 93 | 90 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 51 | 88 | 104 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 957 | 0 | 707 | 707 | 1460 | 1460 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 1241 | 2000 | 957 | 1879 | 960 | 957 | 1461 | 707 | 707 | 0 |
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