Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takara today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Takara at 10PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Takara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 369 | 394 | 449 | 456 | 411 | 475 | 456 | 411 | 411 | 408 | 408 | 395 | 355 | 356 | 385 | 375 | 403 | 444 | 456 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.25m | 9:05AM1.02m | 9:19PM1.19m | 10:20AM0.93m | 10:10PM1.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.43m | 2:53PM0.51m | 4:07AM0.45m | 3:43PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 17 | W 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 16 | W 16 | SE 12 | SW 9 | S 9 | W 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | W 15 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 349 | 369 | 394 | 449 | 456 | 411 | 475 | 456 | 411 | 411 | 408 | 408 | 395 | 355 | 356 | 385 | 375 | 403 | 444 | 456 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1850 | 1850 | 1141 | 1850 | 1850 | 1850 | 549 | 1858 | 1858 | 1859 | 1858 | 1750 | 1858 | 1747 | 1747 | 930 | 930 | 1858 | 1858 | 1857 |
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