Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 7PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | NNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | WNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 414 | 310 | 407 | 448 | 448 | 887 | 835 | 343 | 376 | 288 | 283 | 288 | 500 | 373 | 202 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 90 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:54AM2.88m | 9:29PM2.58m | 9:56AM2.67m | 10:49PM2.43m | 11:28AM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM1.18m | 3:39AM1.36m | 4:33PM1.36m | 4:59AM1.48m | 6:04PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 414 | 310 | 285 | 232 | 193 | 887 | 835 | 343 | 376 | 288 | 283 | 288 | 500 | 373 | 202 | 142 | 140 | 137 | 134 | 90 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | — | 250 | 407 | 448 | 448 | — | — | 113 | 92 | 94 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 80 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | W 15 | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 183 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 17 | 186 | 1 | 17 | 76 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
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