Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takara today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Takara at 8PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Takara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 422 | 452 | 438 | 450 | 395 | 406 | 395 | 426 | 469 | 426 | 405 | 500 | 589 | 592 | 650 | 695 | 867 | 889 | 871 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.19m | 10:20AM0.93m | 10:10PM1.13m | 11:55AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.45m | 3:43PM0.62m | 5:20AM0.45m | 4:52PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | S 15 | S 13 | S 9 | W 15 | W 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | W 14 | W 13 | — | S 11 | W 13 | E 16 | — | S 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | S 16 | SE 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 14 | — | — | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 66 | 14 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 411 | 422 | 452 | 438 | 450 | 395 | 406 | 395 | 426 | 469 | 426 | 405 | 500 | 589 | 592 | 650 | 695 | 867 | 889 | 871 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1858 | 1858 | 1858 | 1926 | 1750 | 1750 | 1750 | 1750 | 549 | 930 | 1750 | 1828 | 1857 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 1926 | 1858 |
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