
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 50 | 39 | 90 | 328 | 924 | 1256 | 1476 | 1568 | 1818 | 1818 | 1725 | 1972 | 2413 | 2155 | 2050 | 1132 | 825 | 627 | 488 | 427 | 358 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.41m | 11:00PM1.09m | 11:17AM1.36m | 11:47PM0.98m | 12:03PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:14AM0.29m | 5:05PM0.30m | 4:47AM0.37m | 5:56PM0.37m | 5:23AM0.46m | 6:56PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
69 | 50 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 1530 | 1132 | 825 | 627 | 488 | 427 | 358 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 14 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
28 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 3 | 34 | 90 | 328 | 924 | 1256 | 1476 | 1568 | 1818 | 1818 | 1725 | 1972 | 2413 | 2155 | 2050 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 886 | 1260 | 42 | 81 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 310 | 113 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
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