
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towradgi today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Towradgi at 9AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Towradgi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
362 | 429 | 465 | 273 | 346 | 336 | 310 | 247 | 200 | 155 | 122 | 126 | 89 | 58 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 66 | 104 | 117 | 161 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52AM1.32m | 9:51PM1.90m | 10:40AM1.34m | 10:39PM1.79m | 11:27AM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.11m | 3:23PM0.40m | 4:38AM0.14m | 4:15PM0.43m | 5:21AM0.21m | 5:08PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
196 | 258 | 272 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 66 | 66 | 104 | 117 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | SSE 19 | S 15 | E 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 24 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 8 | S 19 | S 19 | S 11 | E 8 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
362 | 429 | 465 | 273 | 346 | 336 | 310 | 247 | 200 | 155 | 122 | 126 | 89 | 58 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 70 | 182 | 70 | 31 | 22 | 92 | 22 | 83 | 90 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 5 | 0 |
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