Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 340 | 284 | 234 | 190 | 148 | 360 | 161 | 175 | 237 | 412 | 299 | 220 | 180 | 180 | 146 | 143 | 116 | 116 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:15AM1.50m | 10:26PM1.32m | 9:48AM1.44m | 11:28PM1.20m | 10:31AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.43m | 3:25AM0.85m | 4:28PM0.52m | 3:54AM0.94m | 5:44PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -5 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 392 | 340 | 284 | 234 | 223 | 194 | 218 | 181 | 153 | 153 | 115 | 299 | 220 | 180 | 180 | 146 | 143 | 116 | 116 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 9 | E 12 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 190 | 148 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 118 | 3 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 58 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 7 | N 8 | WNW 4 | WSW 2 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 |
| kJ | 40 | 81 | 193 | 248 | 5 | 1 | 360 | 161 | 175 | 237 | 412 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 19 | 107 | 50 | 139 | 251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1439 | 1439 | 707 | 707 | 0 | 29 | 1644 | 707 | 707 | 707 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 707 | 2000 | 2000 | 988 |
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