Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terrigal Haven today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Terrigal Haven at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Terrigal Haven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
105 | 105 | 105 | 153 | 113 | 110 | 85 | 80 | 77 | 235 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 77 | 65 | 64 | 51 | 61 | 51 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.06m | 12:54PM1.30m | 1:10AM0.94m | 1:50PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28PM0.43m | 6:13AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.49m | 6:55AM0.47m | 8:48PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
55 | 55 | 105 | 75 | 113 | 110 | 29 | 76 | 66 | 10 | 123 | 83 | 81 | 37 | 53 | 64 | 51 | 2 | 34 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | S 8 | E 6 | — | SE 9 | ENE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | E 10 |
21 | 47 | 65 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 80 | 77 | — | 10 | 30 | — | 77 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | — | S 8 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 13 |
7 | 7 | 55 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 48 | 25 | 12 | 4 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 8 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
105 | 105 | — | 153 | 39 | 36 | 28 | — | — | 235 | 39 | 30 | 51 | 68 | 65 | 32 | 23 | 61 | 51 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 159 | 52 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 70 | 93 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 0 |
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