Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Bombie today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Bombie at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Bombie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 235 | 205 | 256 | 230 | 225 | 215 | 201 | 132 | 129 | 140 | 146 | 107 | 110 | 86 | 76 | 76 | 33 | 51 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:13PM1.27m | 2:29AM0.87m | 2:16PM1.22m | 3:44AM0.89m | 3:22PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.42m | 7:31AM0.61m | 9:31PM0.42m | 8:48AM0.63m | 10:29PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 215 | 235 | 205 | 256 | 230 | 225 | 215 | 201 | 132 | 129 | 140 | 146 | 107 | 110 | 86 | 76 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 87 | 64 | 61 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 22 | 22 | 22 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 37 | 16 | — | — | — | 76 | 31 | 51 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 692 | 92 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 596 | 596 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 596 | 596 | 431 | 0 |
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