Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trunk Bay - Shark Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | N 9 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:19PM0.44m | 11:55PM0.35m | 1:14PM0.44m | 00:26AM0.31m | 2:10PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.18m | 6:14AM0.08m | 7:37PM0.21m | 6:54AM0.07m | 8:46PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 7 | ESE 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 8 | N 8 | NE 5 | N 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | E 9 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 7 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 7 | ESE 8 | N 8 | ESE 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 9 | — | E 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 9 | — | E 9 | N 9 | N 6 | ESE 8 | E 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 40 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 11 | 19 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 560 | 201 | 397 | 4 | 140 | 149 | 140 | 140 | 39 | 39 | 201 | 201 | 151 | 146 | 154 | 140 | 140 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 146 |
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