Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 11 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 203 | 134 | 149 | 81 | 62 | 92 | 172 | 94 | 151 | 73 | 76 | 122 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 56 | 64 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:01AM1.32m | 10:05PM1.51m | 10:42AM1.34m | 10:47PM1.35m | 11:24AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.23m | 4:29AM0.11m | 4:42PM0.28m | 5:04AM0.20m | 5:34PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | SE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
17 | 65 | 134 | 107 | 81 | 30 | 37 | 43 | 89 | 88 | 56 | 76 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 79 | 66 | 55 | 50 | 50 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | ENE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | S 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
35 | 17 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 61 | 32 | 151 | 42 | 40 | 122 | 113 | 81 | 10 | 78 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | S 7 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
214 | 203 | — | 149 | — | 62 | 92 | 172 | 94 | — | 73 | 41 | — | — | — | 64 | — | 56 | 64 | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 80 | 81 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 103 |
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