
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
1747 | 1643 | 2098 | 2650 | 2364 | 2452 | 1812 | 1238 | 708 | 559 | 493 | 371 | 354 | 252 | 270 | 235 | 207 | 179 | 145 | 139 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:17AM1.36m | 11:47PM0.98m | 12:03PM1.30m | 00:43AM0.90m | 12:58PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.37m | 5:23AM0.46m | 6:56PM0.43m | 6:08AM0.53m | 8:07PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
6 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1789 | 1341 | 979 | 708 | 559 | 493 | 371 | 354 | 252 | 270 | 235 | 207 | 179 | 145 | 139 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 |
4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 49 | 37 | 42 | 38 | 19 | 89 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 32 | 61 | 59 | 94 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 |
1747 | 1643 | 2098 | 2650 | 2364 | 2452 | 1812 | 1238 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 653 | 653 | 310 | 169 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 42 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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