
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Twinnies today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Twinnies at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Twinnies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
775 | 978 | 665 | 468 | 443 | 396 | 509 | 520 | 404 | 334 | 673 | 550 | 179 | 173 | 186 | 157 | 147 | 121 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:57PM1.15m | 12:16PM1.42m | 11:35PM1.02m | 1:28PM1.37m | 00:41AM0.91m | 2:50PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.38m | 6:47PM0.74m | 5:55AM0.46m | 8:33PM0.76m | 6:57AM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 241 | 188 | 179 | 173 | 186 | 157 | 147 | 121 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 83 | 83 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | NE 11 | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 8 | E 7 |
— | — | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 12 | E 14 | — | — | S 19 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 18 | E 12 | E 12 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 |
775 | 978 | 665 | 468 | 443 | 396 | 509 | 520 | 404 | 334 | 673 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 170 | 5 | 6 | 491 | 175 | 175 | 170 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 312 | 1 | 0 |
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