
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Towradgi today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Towradgi at 5AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Towradgi. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 97 | 108 | 108 | 101 | 190 | 333 | 294 | 215 | 257 | 277 | 235 | 192 | 130 | 99 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.04m | 1:34PM1.44m | 3:07AM1.06m | 2:28PM1.38m | 4:03AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.44m | 7:02AM0.75m | 8:47PM0.45m | 8:06AM0.77m | 9:36PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 12 |
80 | 80 | 73 | 64 | 57 | 42 | 43 | 30 | 30 | 257 | 277 | 235 | 192 | 130 | 99 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 43 | 175 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 6 | S 16 | ENE 6 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 11 |
2 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 36 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 6 |
78 | 97 | 108 | 108 | 101 | 190 | 333 | 294 | 215 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 159 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 70 | 363 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 81 | 55 | 431 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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