Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Valla Beach today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Valla Beach at 8PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Valla Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
364 | 326 | 318 | 328 | 348 | 450 | 563 | 471 | 389 | 235 | 257 | 351 | 317 | 177 | 163 | 104 | 125 | 136 | 183 | 201 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.80m | 9:03AM1.28m | 9:16PM1.71m | 9:47AM1.32m | 9:56PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04PM0.02m | 3:09AM-0.05m | 2:52PM0.04m | 3:45AM-0.02m | 3:38PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
208 | 44 | 45 | 233 | 348 | 450 | 383 | 270 | 245 | 29 | 29 | 218 | 181 | 177 | 31 | 24 | 32 | 45 | 30 | 31 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 19 | S 19 |
49 | 4 | 1 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 19 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 16 | NE 6 | N 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 9 | — | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — |
— | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 27 | 18 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 29 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | WSW 2 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
364 | 326 | 318 | 328 | — | 1 | 563 | 471 | 389 | 235 | 257 | 351 | 317 | — | 163 | 104 | 125 | 136 | 183 | 201 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 134 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 134 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 62 | 62 | 117 | 0 |
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