Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Takara today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Takara at 8PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Takara. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 258 | 259 | 252 | 286 | 321 | 366 | 349 | 340 | 400 | 449 | 516 | 531 | 531 | 501 | 422 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57PM1.31m | 8:07AM1.14m | 8:36PM1.25m | 9:05AM1.02m | 9:19PM1.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.40m | 2:12PM0.39m | 3:05AM0.43m | 2:53PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | S 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 10 | W 8 | S 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | W 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | S 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | S 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 15 | S 18 | W 18 | W 17 | S 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | S 15 | E 12 | W 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 258 | 258 | 259 | 252 | 286 | 321 | 366 | 349 | 340 | 400 | 449 | 516 | 531 | 531 | 501 | 422 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 408 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 930 | 992 | 930 | 939 | 939 | 1850 | 1850 | 1846 | 1850 | 1141 | 1846 | 1850 | 1583 | 1583 | 1858 | 1926 | 1858 | 1583 | 1583 | 1858 |
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