
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
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 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 75 | 77 | 172 | 133 | 590 | 1382 | 1500 | 919 | 521 | 287 | 607 | 480 | 370 | 342 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 113 | 85 | 112 | 116 | 128 | 83 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:29AM0.90m | 4:18PM1.27m | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:08PM1.33m | 5:57AM1.06m | 5:50PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.42m | 9:42AM0.57m | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.51m | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 |
50 | 75 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 43 | 128 | 607 | 480 | 370 | 342 | 151 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 85 | 112 | 116 | 119 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 20 | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | E 6 | S 20 | S 19 | E 13 | S 11 |
57 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 53 | 120 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 85 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 83 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 11 | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | S 20 | SSE 16 | — | E 13 | S 20 | E 13 |
7 | 26 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 26 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | S 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 172 | 133 | 590 | 1382 | 1500 | 919 | 521 | 287 | — | — | 36 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 46 | 53 | 38 | 87 | 120 | 128 | 80 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 474 | 353 | 322 | 274 | 113 | 81 | 33 | 42 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 46 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 46 | 46 | 47 |
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