Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 8AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 87 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 73 | 75 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 56 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 117 | 113 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.35m | 11:24AM1.34m | 11:31PM1.19m | 12:08PM1.32m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.20m | 5:34PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.30m | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:16AM0.39m | 7:35PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 52 | 50 | 66 | 68 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 59 | 56 | 71 | 60 | 57 | 61 | 45 | 42 | 117 | 113 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 122 | 87 | 81 | 81 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 75 | 73 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 33 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 372 | 8 | 0 |
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