Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 7PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59PM4.09m | 7:28AM3.68m | 7:45PM4.00m | 8:12AM3.55m | 8:30PM3.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:35PM0.09m | 1:09AM-0.07m | 1:21PM0.14m | 1:55AM0.05m | 2:06PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 599 | 1052 | 1052 | 1056 | 698 | 774 | 758 | 758 | 1052 | 1591 | 1166 | 1129 | 722 | 872 | 984 | 1293 | 1293 | 772 | 613 | ||
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