Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tapi Point today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tapi Point at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+11) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tapi Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
746 | 783 | 717 | 756 | 423 | 634 | 883 | 726 | 622 | 582 | 328 | 598 | 862 | 481 | 717 | 763 | 883 | 1044 | 1030 | 898 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.12m | 10:36AM0.88m | 10:29PM1.08m | 11:58AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.42m | 4:30AM0.36m | 4:03PM0.53m | 5:34AM0.36m | 4:56PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | W 13 | S 8 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 12 |
142 | 202 | 285 | 357 | 386 | 404 | 883 | 726 | 276 | 220 | 241 | 198 | 3 | 412 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 16 | W 15 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | S 15 | S 12 | W 14 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | — | S 18 | S 12 | S 16 |
6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 423 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 216 | 4 | 67 | 4 | 14 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 13 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | — | SE 17 | S 17 | SE 16 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 11 | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
746 | 783 | 717 | 756 | 387 | 634 | 337 | 349 | 622 | 582 | 328 | 598 | 862 | 481 | 717 | 763 | 883 | 1044 | 1030 | 898 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1833 | 1899 | 1751 | 1751 | 1751 | 1751 | 519 | 938 | 938 | 1833 | 1804 | 1833 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 519 | 1899 | 1833 | 519 | 519 |
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