
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (09 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 9PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 70 | 97 | 93 | 130 | 184 | 181 | 229 | 225 | 218 | 205 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 179 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22PM3.58m | 4:36AM3.65m | 4:55PM3.51m | 5:08AM3.59m | 5:29PM3.40m | 5:40AM3.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19PM0.34m | 10:40AM0.28m | 10:53PM0.41m | 11:15AM0.36m | 11:28PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | |
5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 70 | 97 | 93 | 130 | 184 | 181 | 229 | 225 | 218 | 205 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 179 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 174 | 394 | 248 | 183 | 65 | 211 | 151 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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