Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Island today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Island at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 280 | 177 | 174 | 147 | 147 | 155 | 193 | 190 | 203 | 295 | 773 | 897 | 1014 | 976 | 952 | 777 | 598 | 581 | 428 | 350 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:49PM0.00m | 10:27PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM-0.00m | 11:15AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | |  | |  | | | | |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 232 | 280 | 177 | 174 | 147 | 147 | 155 | 193 | 190 | 130 | 295 | 773 | 897 | 1014 | 976 | 952 | 777 | 598 | 581 | 428 | 350 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 69 | 203 | 158 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | 20 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | — | — | — | 50 | 24 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 45 | 59 | 47 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | — | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 154 | 356 | 398 | 398 | 335 | 89 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 498 | 24 | 210 | 249 | 278 |
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