
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 9AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2364 | 2452 | 1936 | 1365 | 775 | 617 | 493 | 414 | 346 | 241 | 264 | 230 | 198 | 171 | 140 | 109 | 108 | 100 | 83 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 41 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:47PM0.98m | 12:03PM1.30m | 00:43AM0.90m | 12:58PM1.25m | 1:57AM0.85m | 2:06PM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.46m | 6:56PM0.43m | 6:08AM0.53m | 8:07PM0.47m | 7:09AM0.59m | 9:23PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | 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 |
3 | 1789 | 1341 | 979 | 775 | 617 | 493 | 414 | 346 | 241 | 264 | 230 | 198 | 171 | 140 | 109 | 108 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 55 | 40 | 41 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 17 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 54 | 64 | 41 | 56 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 57 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 |
— | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 59 | 94 | 105 | 95 | 100 | 21 | 49 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | SW 3 |
2364 | 2452 | 1936 | 1365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 |
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