
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Trunk Bay - Shark Bay at 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | E 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 19 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:45PM0.27m | 1:28PM0.43m | 00:22AM0.26m | 2:22PM0.41m | 1:06AM0.25m | 3:20PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59AM0.06m | 8:21PM0.20m | 6:45AM0.07m | 9:27PM0.21m | 7:38AM0.08m | 10:27PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | SE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | S 5 | NW 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 5 | ENE 7 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | E 12 | — | — | N 8 | — | N 6 | N 8 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 10 | N 12 | N 11 | S 6 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 4 | E 7 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 8 | ESE 3 |
66 | 62 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 71 | 87 | 61 | 47 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 29 | 8 | 44 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 170 | 170 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 154 | 149 | 151 | 151 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 140 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 201 | 201 | 39 |
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