
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Surf Bay today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-03) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Surf Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
195 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 243 | 280 | 265 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 210 | 167 | 264 | 454 | 471 | 471 | 956 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:58PM1.38m | 3:29AM1.19m | 3:06PM1.43m | 3:58AM1.29m | 3:59PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.95m | 9:07PM0.61m | 8:44AM0.83m | 9:42PM0.58m | 9:35AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 |
195 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 243 | 280 | 265 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 217 | 217 | 214 | 210 | 210 | 91 | 187 | 150 | 115 | 112 | 404 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | N 7 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 5 | S 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | ENE 10 |
69 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 88 | 99 | 84 | 68 | 68 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 89 | 87 | 37 | 35 | 167 | 153 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 110 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | N 8 | SE 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | N 8 |
7 | 25 | 55 | 52 | 80 | 127 | 122 | 109 | 69 | 69 | 103 | 94 | 32 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
28 | 41 | 73 | 97 | — | 3 | 57 | 74 | 77 | 65 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 19 | 134 | 125 | 165 | 264 | 454 | 471 | 471 | 956 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 957 | 707 | 707 | 0 | 0 | 1879 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 1461 | 1460 | 1511 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1460 | 29 |
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