Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tawu today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tawu at 4AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tawu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 622mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ENE 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 212 | 247 | 294 | 250 | 277 | 243 | 454 | 170 | 226 | 201 | 155 | 158 | 122 | 154 | 384 | 702 | 1001 | 2644 | 3424 | 3939 | 4474 | 4323 | 4084 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.25m | 4:41PM0.97m | 3:05AM1.32m | 5:05PM1.04m | 3:57AM1.41m | 5:28PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.43m | 8:40PM0.85m | 10:30AM0.34m | 9:44PM0.77m | 11:04AM0.26m | 10:28PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
mm | 47 | 50 | 86 | 74 | 50 | 104 | 44 | 39 | 43 | 39 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ENE 16 |
13 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 53 | 88 | 143 | 190 | 170 | 174 | 201 | 155 | 113 | 122 | 126 | 384 | 702 | 1001 | 2644 | 3424 | 3939 | 4474 | 4323 | 4084 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | SSW 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
11 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 151 | 15 | 14 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 46 | 22 | 154 | 147 | 165 | 180 | 29 | 18 | 172 | 137 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 14 | — | E 13 | SE 10 | E 16 | — | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 13 | E 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 20 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 15 | 20 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 25 | 60 | 154 | 55 | 83 | 408 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | W 3 | SW 9 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — |
188 | 212 | 247 | 294 | 250 | 277 | 243 | 454 | 157 | 226 | 113 | 142 | 158 | 13 | 16 | 233 | 6 | 388 | 15 | — | 211 | 233 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 274 | 107 | 274 | 287 | 107 | 826 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 107 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
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