Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takara today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Takara at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Takara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
867 | 976 | 1051 | 1152 | 1109 | 1135 | 1040 | 1040 | 1146 | 1138 | 1164 | 1159 | 1099 | 1190 | 1236 | 1174 | 1225 | 1070 | 942 | 892 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:14PM1.09m | 1:26PM0.91m | 00:24AM1.09m | 2:28PM0.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.70m | 6:36AM0.43m | 6:19PM0.73m | 7:41AM0.38m | 7:33PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SE 14 | NE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 16 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 46 | 42 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 10 | 421 | 942 | 892 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | — | S 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | SE 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 14 |
10 | — | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | S 16 | S 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 |
6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
867 | 976 | 1051 | 1152 | 1109 | 1135 | 1040 | 1040 | 1146 | 1138 | 1164 | 1159 | 1099 | 1190 | 1236 | 1174 | 1225 | 1070 | 155 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1926 | 558 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 930 | 930 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 |
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