
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 52 | 100 | 71 | 114 | 106 | 120 | 100 | 57 | 75 | 77 | 136 | 118 | 514 | 1207 | 1322 | 773 | 471 | 295 | 521 | 424 | 348 | 295 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:21AM0.85m | 3:17PM1.23m | 4:29AM0.90m | 4:18PM1.27m | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:08PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM0.60m | 10:27PM0.42m | 9:42AM0.57m | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | — | S 22 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
27 | 52 | 100 | 69 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 34 | 50 | 75 | 77 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 9 | 1 | 295 | 521 | 424 | 348 | 295 | 201 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 6 | S 20 | SSE 11 | S 19 | SE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
2 | 6 | 30 | 71 | 114 | 106 | 120 | 14 | 57 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 95 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 70 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SE 7 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 21 | 36 | 100 | 7 | 26 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | N 3 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 2 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 136 | 118 | 514 | 1207 | 1322 | 773 | 471 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 250 | 653 | 113 | 274 | 113 | 81 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 92 | 92 |
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