Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 271 | 356 | 374 | 307 | 363 | 648 | 1045 | 850 | 584 | 413 | 331 | 354 | 362 | 339 | 324 | 388 | 593 | 517 | 407 | 365 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:41PM3.78m | 6:00AM3.60m | 6:12PM3.87m | 6:31AM3.66m | 6:45PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM0.31m | 11:50PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.20m | 00:21AM0.09m | 12:31PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 271 | 356 | 374 | 307 | 363 | 648 | 1045 | 850 | 584 | 413 | 331 | 354 | 362 | 339 | 324 | 388 | 593 | 517 | 407 | 365 | 287 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 76 | 0 |
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