Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 185 | 157 | 136 | 109 | 105 | 112 | 100 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 41 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 100 | 94 | 65 | 103 | 120 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:58PM1.25m | 1:57AM0.85m | 2:06PM1.22m | 3:21AM0.85m | 3:17PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.53m | 8:07PM0.47m | 7:09AM0.59m | 9:23PM0.47m | 8:27AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 8 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 |
| kJ | 205 | 185 | 157 | 136 | 109 | 81 | 81 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 40 | 41 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 100 | 94 | 43 | 26 | 24 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 103 | 120 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 61 | 60 | 96 | 105 | 112 | 100 | 57 | 53 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 71 | 18 | 23 | 37 | 119 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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