Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 11 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 0 | 169 | 93 | 92 | 82 | 57 | 50 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 183 | 220 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM3.25m | 6:15AM3.36m | 6:38PM3.07m | 6:53AM3.19m | 7:18PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.49m | 00:03AM0.68m | 12:30PM0.66m | 00:41AM0.84m | 1:12PM0.85m | 1:22AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NW 8 | W 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 170 | — | 95 | 93 | 20 | 67 | 52 | 41 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 183 | 220 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | — | — | W 12 | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 88 | 82 | 57 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 8 | W 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 135 | 169 | 124 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 40 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 186 | 136 | 125 | 76 | 39 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 73 | 151 | 151 | 234 | 370 | 370 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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