Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Left today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for The Left at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Left. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 39 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 68 | 278 | 482 | 524 | 448 | 379 | 267 | 212 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:36AM4.83m | 1:10PM4.35m | 1:17AM4.51m | 1:52PM4.13m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:23PM1.74m | 6:55AM1.57m | 7:03PM1.99m | 7:36AM1.93m | 7:49PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 5 | N 8 | N 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 29 | 28 | 68 | 278 | 482 | 524 | 448 | 379 | 267 | 212 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | ESE 5 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 5 | NNE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 31 | 33 | 3 | 22 | 17 | — | — | — | 49 | 86 | 88 | 88 | 111 | 285 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 1 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 65 | 222 | 32 | 355 | 362 |
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