Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 9PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed 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) | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 61 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 262 | 113 | 73 | 57 | 52 | 45 | 29 | 35 | 23 | 20 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:08PM1.32m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.28m | 1:14AM0.93m | 1:51PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:16AM0.39m | 7:35PM0.47m | 6:59AM0.47m | 8:50PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 6 |
53 | 53 | 53 | 67 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 113 | 53 | 57 | 41 | 33 | 29 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 |
55 | 35 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 5 | 73 | 53 | 52 | 45 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 20 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
21 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 11 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 10 | ENE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — |
15 | 17 | — | — | 71 | 70 | — | — | 67 | 262 | 44 | 53 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 72 | — | 38 | 52 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 45 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
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