Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 4PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 309 | 296 | 391 | 1423 | 2065 | 2035 | 2005 | 1975 | 1514 | 1395 | 1279 | 1052 | 868 | 827 | 736 | 786 | 773 | 760 | 721 | 640 | 629 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:27AM2.81m | 10:03PM2.56m | 10:34AM2.59m | 11:37PM2.39m | 12:24PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM1.16m | 3:54PM1.22m | 4:16AM1.41m | 5:12PM1.43m | 5:47AM1.54m | 6:53PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 309 | 309 | 296 | 391 | 1423 | 2065 | 2035 | 2005 | 1975 | 1514 | 1395 | 1279 | 1052 | 868 | 827 | 736 | 786 | 773 | 760 | 721 | 640 | 629 | 629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 53 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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