Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawu today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawu at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 108mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 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 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 281 | 289 | 289 | 344 | 344 | 944 | 295 | 308 | 308 | 259 | 254 | 211 | 177 | 173 | 138 | 266 | 146 | 135 | 138 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:00PM1.27m | 1:43PM0.84m | 00:16AM1.23m | 4:07PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.73m | 6:52AM0.56m | 4:28PM0.81m | 8:40AM0.51m | 6:33PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 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 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 281 | 289 | 289 | 344 | 344 | 397 | 295 | 308 | 308 | 259 | 254 | 211 | 177 | 173 | 138 | 10 | 146 | 135 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 38 | 39 | 39 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 944 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 15 | 266 | 16 | 4 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | 287 | 287 | 293 | 321 | 307 | 0 | 307 | 307 | 287 | 0 | 293 | 293 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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