Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takara today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Takara at 8AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Takara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
450 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 468 | 481 | 481 | 526 | 574 | 605 | 607 | 695 | 773 | 850 | 857 | 935 | 957 | 985 | 970 | 898 | 457 | 895 | 935 | 1015 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:20AM0.93m | 10:10PM1.13m | 11:55AM0.89m | 11:14PM1.09m | 1:26PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.45m | 3:43PM0.62m | 5:20AM0.45m | 4:52PM0.70m | 6:36AM0.43m | 6:19PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 15 | NE 15 | ENE 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 33 | 407 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | E 16 | — | S 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | — | SSE 15 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
2 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 21 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SE 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 19 | S 18 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 16 |
4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 46 | 66 | 14 | 7 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 33 | 32 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
450 | 395 | 395 | 395 | 468 | 481 | 481 | 526 | 574 | 605 | 607 | 695 | 773 | 850 | 857 | 935 | 957 | 985 | 970 | 898 | 457 | 895 | 935 | 1015 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1750 | 1747 | 549 | 927 | 930 | 1858 | 1828 | 1750 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 1858 | 1858 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 549 | 930 | 930 | 930 | 549 | 549 |
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