Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+01) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 66 | 100 | 104 | 85 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 90 | 100 | 108 | 92 | 89 | 117 | 105 | 92 | 121 | 125 | 98 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:43PM2.22m | 4:05AM1.97m | 4:20PM2.03m | 4:42AM1.85m | 4:58PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:51PM0.17m | 9:58AM0.28m | 10:23PM0.33m | 10:35AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | NNW 10 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | 21 | — | — | 9 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 104 | 66 | 100 | 104 | 85 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 90 | 100 | 108 | 92 | 89 | 117 | 105 | 92 | 121 | 125 | 98 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 407 | 409 | 407 | 407 | 407 |
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