
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towradgi today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Towradgi at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Towradgi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
287 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 120 | 155 | 128 | 186 | 236 | 222 | 243 | 341 | 263 | 183 | 118 | 164 | 106 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.44m | 6:04AM1.14m | 5:48PM1.49m | 6:37AM1.23m | 6:29PM1.53m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.38m | 11:30AM0.58m | 00:30AM0.30m | 12:15PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 19 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | E 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | E 6 | SSE 10 |
119 | 146 | 92 | 117 | 87 | 105 | 83 | 110 | 110 | 80 | 77 | 168 | 132 | 107 | 53 | 52 | 52 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 19 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | — | S 10 | E 12 |
2 | 205 | 205 | 201 | 49 | 83 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 74 | 52 | 6 | — | 50 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | S 20 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 37 | 47 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
287 | 56 | 103 | 125 | 120 | 155 | 128 | 186 | 236 | 222 | 243 | 341 | 263 | 183 | 118 | 164 | 106 | 163 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 96 | 81 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 35 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 484 | 420 | 285 | 4 |
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