Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Twinnies today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Twinnies at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Twinnies. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 164 | 112 | 395 | 243 | 210 | 256 | 223 | 223 | 125 | 100 | 155 | 130 | 127 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 112 | 138 | 138 | 143 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:24AM1.12m | 2:22PM1.35m | 1:26AM1.00m | 3:36PM1.38m | 3:07AM0.95m | 4:36PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.45m | 8:54PM0.80m | 8:02AM0.48m | 10:23PM0.76m | 9:15AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 84 | 111 | 154 | 48 | 210 | 256 | 223 | 223 | 125 | 100 | 155 | 130 | 127 | 103 | 100 | 100 | 103 | 106 | 106 | 112 | 138 | 138 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 192 | 164 | 112 | 127 | 25 | 53 | 26 | 20 | 86 | 84 | 81 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 7 | — | 15 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 395 | 243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 176 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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