
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Trunk Bay - Shark Bay at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 270 | 245 | 195 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 127 | 125 | 100 | 110 | 163 | 362 | 346 | 309 | 294 | 270 | 197 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14AM0.32m | 4:43PM0.40m | 5:15AM0.36m | 5:24PM0.39m | 6:10AM0.41m | 6:05PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:17AM0.18m | 11:23PM0.17m | 11:24AM0.18m | 11:52PM0.15m | 12:27PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
270 | 270 | 245 | 195 | 108 | 102 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 102 | 127 | 125 | 100 | 98 | 96 | 362 | 346 | 309 | 294 | 270 | 197 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 49 | 51 | 49 | 49 | 70 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 48 | 49 | 110 | 163 | 32 | 54 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | E 7 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NW 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 8 | WNW 9 | E 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 2 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 39 | 162 | 6 | 6 | 140 | 162 |
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