Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Spur today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Spur at 10PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Spur. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 9 | WNW 5 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
229 | 284 | 366 | 387 | 316 | 265 | 170 | 135 | 128 | 97 | 88 | 78 | 121 | 46 | 56 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:44PM3.95m | 3:10AM3.88m | 3:54PM3.84m | 4:38AM3.72m | 5:18PM3.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51PM2.49m | 9:29AM2.54m | 10:25PM2.60m | 11:03AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | N 6 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
46 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 46 | 56 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | W 9 | NE 9 | W 8 | NE 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 |
7 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
229 | 284 | 366 | 387 | 316 | 265 | 170 | 135 | 128 | 97 | 88 | 78 | 121 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 19 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1358 | 419 | 288 | 256 | 295 | 195 | 661 | 842 | 286 | 286 | 75 | 194 | 218 | 32 | 27 | 218 | 256 | 159 | 57 |
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