
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 10 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 98 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:03PM1.27m | 9:07AM1.48m | 10:59PM1.16m | 9:51AM1.42m | 00:13AM1.08m | 10:59AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40AM0.88m | 3:56PM0.50m | 3:07AM0.93m | 5:04PM0.60m | 3:46AM0.98m | 6:45PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 64 | 57 | 98 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | N 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 20 | S 20 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 10 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 67 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | S 6 |
2 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | — | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | — | 8 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 10 | 15 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1994 | 1439 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2025 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 2000 | 1460 | 2000 | 1460 | 1460 | 1439 | 957 | 0 | 1460 | 1460 | 1460 | 1461 |
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