Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 50 | 32 | 56 | 104 | 93 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 85 | 74 | 69 | 68 | 207 | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 5:57PM4.13m | 6:22AM3.81m | 6:38PM4.14m | 7:02AM3.78m | 7:18PM4.03m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34AM0.06m | 00:04AM-0.15m | 12:16PM-0.01m | 00:45AM-0.12m | 12:56PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 104 | 93 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 85 | 74 | 69 | 68 | — | 40 | 29 | 25 | 39 | 64 | 52 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NNW 4 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NNW 4 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 1 | 30 | 56 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 73 | 71 | 71 | 70 | — | 62 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 207 | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 480 | 185 | 125 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 125 | 597 | 597 | 337 | 151 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 125 | 186 | 186 | 1 | 5 |
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