Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawu today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawu at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 147 | 287 | 300 | 702 | 732 | 884 | 944 | 283 | 875 | 614 | 295 | 340 | 782 | 289 | 295 | 308 | 265 | 254 |
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-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM1.32m | 11:20AM0.90m | 11:00PM1.27m | 1:43PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.63m | 5:17AM0.53m | 3:57PM0.73m | 6:52AM0.56m | 4:28PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 147 | 194 | 300 | 329 | 336 | 246 | 270 | 283 | 248 | 289 | 295 | 340 | 400 | 289 | 295 | 308 | 265 | 254 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 108 | 82 | 88 | 80 | 76 | 58 | 51 | 37 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 26 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 8 | WNW 3 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 3 | W 3 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 287 | 1 | 702 | 732 | 884 | 944 | — | 875 | 614 | 3 | 5 | 782 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 287 | 0 | 293 | 307 | 307 | 307 | 307 |
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