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 5PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 6 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 79 | 55 | 61 | 55 | 87 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 74 | 64 | 73 | 70 | 69 | 46 | 37 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-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-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 77 | 60 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 67 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 57 | 53 | 74 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 21 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 85 | 102 | 97 | 86 | 82 | 78 | 11 | 5 | 73 | 70 | 50 | 46 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 7 | — | NE 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | NE 6 | NNW 2 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 86 | 79 | 15 | 17 | — | 87 | — | 14 | — | — | 69 | 56 | 64 | 64 | 1 | 69 | 1 | — | 19 | 15 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 81 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 456 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
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