
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawu today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawu at 2AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tawu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
418 | 501 | 515 | 405 | 372 | 302 | 533 | 527 | 461 | 120 | 116 | 156 | 99 | 98 | 305 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.42m | 9:39AM1.00m | 9:11PM1.35m | 10:41AM0.89m | 9:54PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19PM0.58m | 3:32AM0.39m | 2:39PM0.67m | 4:28AM0.48m | 2:57PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
41 | 44 | 44 | 75 | 76 | 105 | 74 | 78 | 116 | 120 | 115 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 116 | 116 | 156 | 99 | 98 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
418 | 501 | 515 | 405 | 372 | 302 | 533 | 527 | 461 | 97 | 88 | 67 | 64 | 51 | 305 | 91 | 98 | 102 | 138 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 490 | 307 | 287 | 287 | 293 | 307 | 307 | 826 | 517 | 287 | 274 | 274 | 490 | 490 | 287 | 733 | 806 | 307 | 307 |
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