
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 8AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 48 | 450 | 383 | 320 | 270 | 252 | 746 | 910 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:36AM0.99m | 7:32PM1.52m | 8:13AM1.04m | 8:09PM1.55m | 8:49AM1.08m | 8:44PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45AM0.24m | 12:58PM0.40m | 2:20AM0.20m | 1:39PM0.36m | 2:54AM0.16m | 2:18PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
43 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 450 | 383 | 320 | 270 | 252 | 746 | 910 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 12 | NE 6 | — |
2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 15 | E 12 | — |
6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | W 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 12 | 75 | 12 | 73 | 147 | 151 | 217 | 471 | 460 | 353 | 460 | 353 | 353 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 41 | 1 | 0 |
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