Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Spot today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Spot at 3PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The Spot. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 207 | 246 | 251 | 268 | 268 | 262 | 21 | 133 | 103 | 101 | 76 | 73 | 60 | 173 | 161 | 178 | 443 | 272 | 428 | 589 | 706 | 654 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:13AM1.75m | 5:32PM1.85m | 5:42AM1.68m | 6:02PM1.77m | 6:13AM1.58m | 6:35PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM-0.01m | 11:40PM0.09m | 11:46AM0.06m | 00:12AM0.18m | 12:18PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 207 | 207 | 246 | 251 | 268 | 268 | 262 | 173 | 133 | 103 | 101 | 76 | 73 | 144 | 173 | 161 | 147 | 159 | 163 | 140 | 589 | 706 | 654 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 149 | 113 | 65 | 45 | 41 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 73 | 178 | 193 | 272 | 428 | 71 | 69 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | — | NE 8 | E 9 | S 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 79 | 99 | 25 | 25 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 42 | 60 | — | — | — | 443 | 37 | 40 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 53 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 51 | 51 | 227 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 53 | 207 | 351 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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