Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Twinnies today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Twinnies at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Twinnies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 99 | 77 | 94 | 157 | 71 | 82 | 77 | 63 | 236 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.84m | 7:53AM1.43m | 8:12PM1.84m | 8:27AM1.51m | 8:44PM1.81m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.22m | 2:04AM0.26m | 1:47PM0.20m | 2:33AM0.23m | 2:24PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
63 | 61 | 104 | 104 | 99 | 77 | 94 | 73 | 71 | 3 | 58 | 63 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
34 | 38 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 53 | 36 | — | 19 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | NE 10 | — | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 |
— | — | — | 3 | 15 | — | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
44 | 67 | 68 | 65 | 58 | 68 | 54 | 157 | — | 82 | 77 | 61 | 236 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 37 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
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