Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 91 | 93 | 87 | 73 | 146 | 164 | 157 | 187 | 123 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38PM3.43m | 4:58AM3.32m | 5:10PM3.63m | 5:29AM3.48m | 5:41PM3.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.70m | 10:45PM0.50m | 10:53AM0.48m | 11:18PM0.30m | 11:26AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 34 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 26 | 30 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 7 | 31 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 62 | 91 | 93 | 5 | 73 | 146 | 36 | 50 | 187 | 123 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 9 | WNW 5 | NW 3 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | — | W 12 | NW 12 | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 21 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | 90 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | WNW 5 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | 16 | — | 164 | 157 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 32 | 40 | 561 | 549 | 40 | 279 | 213 | 151 | 73 | 5 | 42 | 5 | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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