Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 3PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 344 | 384 | 371 | 399 | 341 | 334 | 384 | 523 | 647 | 724 | 667 | 569 | 580 | 530 | 465 | 416 | 334 | 269 | 203 | 202 | 174 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21AM2.79m | 10:55PM2.62m | 11:30AM2.62m | 00:25AM2.47m | 1:08PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM1.11m | 4:39PM1.20m | 5:07AM1.35m | 5:56PM1.37m | 6:31AM1.46m | 7:26PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 139 | 344 | 384 | 371 | 399 | 341 | 334 | 384 | 523 | 647 | — | 667 | 569 | 580 | 530 | 465 | 416 | 334 | 269 | 203 | 202 | 174 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 76 | 12 | 1 |
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