
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 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) | 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 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
419 | 404 | 338 | 331 | 269 | 269 | 281 | 281 | 218 | 218 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 145 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 112 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 00:57AM1.14m | 1:53PM1.26m | 1:54AM1.01m | 2:46PM1.28m | 3:01AM0.92m | 3:41PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.49m | 7:57AM0.39m | 9:28PM0.50m | 8:45AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
419 | 404 | 338 | 331 | 269 | 269 | 281 | 281 | 218 | 218 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 175 | 145 | 129 | 103 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 112 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
57 | 56 | 56 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 46 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | S 5 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
8 | 20 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
10 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 1 | 32 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 90 | 33 |
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