Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawu today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawu at 8AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 310mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
686 | 702 | 732 | 579 | 637 | 637 | 290 | 431 | 162 | 177 | 265 | 407 | 1625 | 2170 | 1675 | 1849 | 823 | 792 | 1602 | 566 | 927 | 933 | 1214 | 1102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:02AM1.56m | 7:28PM1.42m | 7:39AM1.48m | 7:56PM1.45m | 8:18AM1.37m | 8:26PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.33m | 1:21PM0.22m | 1:28AM0.29m | 1:47PM0.29m | 2:08AM0.27m | 2:14PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 37 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
257 | 257 | 263 | 263 | 297 | 332 | 290 | 431 | 162 | 98 | 265 | 407 | 612 | 720 | 819 | 903 | 77 | 75 | 676 | 566 | 927 | 933 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
59 | 59 | 24 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 117 | 161 | 177 | 89 | 126 | 77 | 113 | 81 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 57 | 37 | 35 | 56 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 7 | E 16 | E 11 |
16 | 15 | 58 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 34 | 71 | 77 | 77 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
686 | 702 | 732 | 579 | 637 | 637 | — | 374 | — | — | — | — | 1625 | 2170 | 1675 | 1849 | 823 | 792 | 1602 | 52 | 83 | 97 | 1214 | 1102 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 33 | 0 | 274 | 826 | 336 | 287 | 287 | 336 | 33 | 442 | 540 | 548 | 548 | 648 | 107 | 442 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 287 | 107 | 107 | 107 |
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