
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Terrigal Haven today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Terrigal Haven at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Terrigal Haven. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
423 | 361 | 210 | 171 | 184 | 196 | 170 | 137 | 144 | 149 | 100 | 97 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 110 | 175 | 120 | 260 | 246 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:38AM0.91m | 12:56PM1.26m | 1:52AM0.85m | 2:05PM1.23m | 3:18AM0.86m | 3:17PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.53m | 8:05PM0.49m | 7:05AM0.59m | 9:23PM0.48m | 8:25AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
423 | 361 | 210 | 171 | 184 | 196 | 170 | 137 | 106 | 81 | 85 | 88 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 110 | 175 | 116 | 86 | 246 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 8 | S 7 |
3 | 7 | 96 | 94 | 82 | 74 | 83 | 45 | 45 | 39 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 120 | 260 | 42 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 13 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | — | E 11 | E 4 | S 11 |
7 | 3 | 28 | 33 | 62 | 61 | 102 | 97 | 144 | 149 | 100 | 97 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 6 | 31 | 69 | — | 2 | 6 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 4 | E 4 | NE 3 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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