Surf Forecasts:
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:38PM3.51m | 2:11AM3.31m | 2:26PM3.30m | 3:14AM3.09m | 3:37PM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM1.34m | 7:18PM1.58m | 7:56AM1.56m | 8:37PM1.81m | 8:57AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||
7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 14 | — | W 19 | NW 13 |
21 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | N 15 | NW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | N 6 | W 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 30 | 32 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 38 | 150 | 97 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 97 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 105 | 156 | 57 | 175 |
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