Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Valla Beach today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Valla Beach at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Valla Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
219 | 218 | 261 | 245 | 215 | 206 | 152 | 175 | 236 | 323 | 191 | 188 | 362 | 336 | 276 | 234 | 220 | 207 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56PM1.57m | 10:29AM1.34m | 10:34PM1.41m | 11:13AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.03m | 4:25PM0.20m | 4:53AM0.10m | 5:14PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 8 | S 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 98 | 98 | 97 | 55 | 191 | 88 | 279 | 336 | 276 | 41 | 69 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 7 | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 |
29 | 64 | 60 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 37 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 12 | E 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 44 | 57 | 22 | 47 | 16 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
219 | 218 | 261 | 245 | 215 | 206 | 152 | 175 | 236 | 323 | 117 | 188 | 362 | — | — | 234 | 220 | 207 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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