Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 5 | N 5 | W 10 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 241 | 179 | 132 | 172 | 158 | 129 | 112 | 74 | 48 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:08PM2.58m | 2:02AM2.52m | 2:30PM2.72m | 3:06AM2.70m | 3:24PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:26PM1.37m | 7:55AM1.38m | 8:39PM1.21m | 8:57AM1.18m | 9:30PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | W 9 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 241 | 179 | 132 | 172 | 158 | 129 | 112 | 74 | 48 | 37 | 31 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 10 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 9 | — | NW 6 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 9 | 46 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 211 | 32 | 35 | 99 | 178 | 268 | 337 | 310 | 359 | 339 | 268 |
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