Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawu today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawu at 5AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 250 | 630 | 588 | 144 | 134 | 127 | 119 | 109 | 90 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 70 | 70 | 62 | 56 | 95 | 116 | 102 | 90 |
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 | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.51m | 8:32PM1.39m | 8:44AM1.35m | 9:02PM1.39m | 9:25AM1.19m | 9:34PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.34m | 2:21PM0.27m | 2:35AM0.36m | 2:47PM0.40m | 3:21AM0.40m | 3:11PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 144 | 144 | 115 | 115 | 47 | 313 | 185 | 144 | 134 | 127 | 119 | 109 | 90 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 70 | 70 | 53 | 38 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 25 | 47 | 11 | 47 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 39 | 57 | 59 | 62 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 250 | 630 | 588 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 56 | 95 | 116 | 102 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 548 | 540 | 287 | 287 | 42 | 826 | 1439 | 1439 | 1219 | 1029 | 1183 |
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