Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 16 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 56 | 50 | 37 | 56 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.26m | 2:26AM0.86m | 2:55PM1.25m | 3:47AM0.84m | 4:00PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50PM0.50m | 7:54AM0.53m | 10:06PM0.48m | 9:01AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 8 | S 5 | S 4 |
26 | 16 | 55 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 56 | 50 | 37 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 10 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
23 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | S 13 | — | S 13 | — | — | SW 4 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | — | S 9 | S 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | NE 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
62 | 34 | 115 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 56 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 150 | 150 | 257 | 152 | 33 | 420 | 322 | 84 | 150 |
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