
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Valla Beach today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Valla Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Valla Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
249 | 288 | 295 | 288 | 221 | 216 | 216 | 182 | 161 | 132 | 113 | 88 | 86 | 137 | 201 | 218 | 218 | 192 | 192 | 177 | 181 | 206 | 239 | 272 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.81m | 2:16PM1.23m | 3:15AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.22m | 4:30AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09AM0.49m | 9:29PM0.44m | 8:26AM0.53m | 10:33PM0.40m | 9:48AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
249 | 288 | 295 | 288 | 221 | 216 | 216 | 182 | 161 | 132 | 64 | 64 | 86 | 137 | 201 | 218 | 218 | 192 | 192 | 177 | 181 | 206 | 239 | 272 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
30 | 39 | 31 | 33 | 54 | 32 | 38 | 35 | 66 | 51 | 113 | 88 | 35 | 65 | 56 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | E 9 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — |
123 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 32 | — | 31 | 42 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 127 | 134 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 49 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
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