
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Twinnies today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Twinnies at 5PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Twinnies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
358 | 303 | 303 | 319 | 302 | 294 | 253 | 217 | 282 | 333 | 315 | 332 | 359 | 373 | 381 | 422 | 331 | 331 | 253 | 302 | 298 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:47PM1.42m | 2:25AM0.90m | 2:57PM1.43m | 3:47AM0.98m | 3:51PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:06AM0.57m | 9:13PM0.65m | 7:29AM0.64m | 10:05PM0.57m | 9:01AM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||
5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
23 | 33 | 33 | 154 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 315 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 31 | 329 | 331 | 331 | 253 | 302 | 298 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | — | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
24 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | — | 9 | 13 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
358 | 303 | 303 | 319 | 302 | 294 | 253 | 217 | 282 | 333 | — | 332 | 359 | 373 | 381 | 422 | — | — | 22 | 21 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 312 | 312 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 170 | 170 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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