Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towradgi today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Towradgi at 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Towradgi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 86 | 86 | 79 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 73 | 81 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 23 | 49 | 25 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:37PM1.33m | 12:15PM1.38m | 00:20AM1.18m | 1:03PM1.37m | 1:10AM1.05m | 1:57PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.41m | 6:31PM0.55m | 6:24AM0.50m | 7:34PM0.62m | 7:02AM0.57m | 8:51PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 68 | 62 | 77 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 67 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 55 | 42 | 50 | 34 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 47 | 25 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 5 | 73 | 81 | 50 | 45 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 13 | E 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 3 | E 6 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 86 | 86 | 79 | 22 | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | 56 | 5 | 66 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 49 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 35 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 420 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
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