
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 4AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
55 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 87 | 87 | 104 | 164 | 161 | 147 | 142 | 137 | 160 | 127 | 129 | 132 | 129 | 124 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:13PM1.67m | 7:07AM1.67m | 7:54PM1.60m | 7:35AM1.63m | 8:35PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.51m | 1:17PM0.23m | 1:23AM0.61m | 1:51PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
58 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 87 | 87 | 104 | 164 | 161 | 147 | 142 | 137 | 160 | 127 | 129 | 132 | 129 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | N 7 |
55 | 52 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 8 |
53 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 7 | N 6 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 |
11 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 20 | 16 | 42 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 38 | 55 | 57 | 48 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1460 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 957 | 957 | 957 | 1989 | 707 | 707 | 1244 | 1439 | 1439 | 2000 | 1989 | 0 | 0 |
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