Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trunk Bay - Shark Bay at 7PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Trunk Bay - Shark Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 48 | 46 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 38 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:02PM0.46m | 7:30AM0.33m | 8:35PM0.46m | 8:22AM0.37m | 9:06PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.09m | 2:24AM0.20m | 1:40PM0.10m | 2:51AM0.18m | 2:29PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 33 | 32 | 48 | 46 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
3 | 3 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 11 | N 7 | ESE 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
10 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 |
34 | 45 | 45 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 46 | 53 | 51 | 45 | 38 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 774 | 397 | 397 | 524 | 170 | 152 | 39 | 6 | 201 | 899 | 201 | 397 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 906 | 906 | 811 | 273 | 211 |
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