Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 1AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 212 | 160 | 131 | 109 | 83 | 65 | 42 | 38 | 48 | 49 | 94 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 49 | 68 | 95 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.74m | 10:36AM1.20m | 10:31PM1.62m | 11:24AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:10PM0.28m | 5:13AM0.04m | 5:05PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 34 | 41 | 45 | 49 | 68 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 48 | 49 | 44 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 7 | E 8 | S 15 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 20 | S 21 | — | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 8 | 9 | — | 44 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 10 | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 247 | 212 | 160 | 131 | 109 | 83 | 65 | 42 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 94 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 84 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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