Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 71 | 80 | 74 | 83 | 122 | 320 | 297 | 140 | 103 | 86 | 86 | 82 | 184 | 218 | 259 | 447 | 630 | 785 | 442 | 324 | 263 | 225 | 205 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31AM0.99m | 6:27PM1.45m | 7:08AM1.06m | 7:04PM1.50m | 7:43AM1.13m | 7:41PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.30m | 11:56AM0.43m | 1:12AM0.23m | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.18m | 1:19PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
91 | 71 | 80 | 74 | 83 | 122 | 147 | 151 | 140 | 103 | 86 | 86 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 64 | 324 | 482 | 506 | 442 | 324 | 263 | 225 | 205 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
46 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 64 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 30 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
— | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 38 | 36 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 320 | 297 | — | — | — | 14 | 82 | 184 | 218 | 259 | 447 | 630 | 785 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 92 |
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