Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Twilight Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Twilight Beach at 9PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Twilight Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2573 | 2143 | 1944 | 1859 | 1817 | 1796 | 1734 | 1877 | 1787 | 1498 | 1339 | 1339 | 1339 | 1305 | 1788 | 1730 | 1672 | 1694 | 2146 | 3079 | 3746 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM0.75m | 00:49AM0.84m | 11:37AM0.71m | 1:13AM0.86m | 11:14AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13PM0.37m | 6:53AM0.53m | 6:05PM0.33m | 7:16AM0.60m | 6:06PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
2573 | 2143 | 1944 | 1859 | 1817 | 1796 | 1734 | 1877 | 1787 | 1498 | 1339 | 1339 | 1339 | 1305 | 1788 | 1730 | 1672 | 1694 | 2146 | 3079 | 3746 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 16 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 324 | 215 | 164 | 164 | 82 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
40 | 28 | 36 | 29 | 154 | 555 | 1006 | 999 | 665 | 435 | 507 | — | — | — | — | 94 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1058 | 29 | 123 | 1058 | 1058 | 898 | 628 | 287 | 287 | 287 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 230 | 492 | 287 | 0 | 0 |
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