
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
129 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 57 | 161 | 200 | 234 | 190 | 142 | 108 | 168 | 153 | 124 | 91 | 84 | 79 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:51PM1.75m | 8:36AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.72m | 9:19AM1.28m | 9:21PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.23m | 2:34AM-0.04m | 2:14PM0.20m | 3:15AM-0.02m | 3:03PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
129 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 44 | 57 | 161 | 200 | 234 | 190 | 142 | 108 | 168 | 153 | 124 | 91 | 84 | 79 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
54 | 48 | 46 | 49 | 43 | 44 | 48 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | — | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
— | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 4 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 136 | 11 | 1 |
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