Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 4AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sun 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 189 | 176 | 133 | 98 | 307 | 303 | 111 | 115 | 76 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 51 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:40AM3.50m | 6:02PM3.25m | 6:15AM3.36m | 6:38PM3.07m | 6:53AM3.19m | 7:18PM2.88m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.53m | 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 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 192 | 189 | 176 | 133 | 98 | — | 68 | 111 | 115 | 76 | 62 | 64 | 66 | 68 | 51 | 36 | 25 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 36 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 40 | 15 | 50 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 51 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 101 | 307 | 303 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 21 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 293 | 136 | 136 | 76 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 100 | 151 | 185 | 213 | 294 | 178 | 35 | 19 | 32 |
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