Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 478 | 488 | 897 | 725 | 651 | 604 | 538 | 404 | 315 | 309 | 309 | 296 | 357 | 1401 | 1948 | 2035 | 2005 | 1975 | 1723 | 1491 | 1279 | 1069 | 868 | 827 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:44AM3.07m | 9:08PM2.83m | 9:27AM2.81m | 10:03PM2.56m | 10:34AM2.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35AM0.86m | 3:01PM0.94m | 3:18AM1.16m | 3:54PM1.22m | 4:16AM1.41m | 5:12PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 478 | 488 | 897 | 725 | 651 | 604 | 538 | 404 | 315 | 309 | 309 | 296 | 357 | 1401 | 1948 | 2035 | 2005 | 1975 | 1723 | 1491 | 1279 | 1069 | 868 | 827 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 184 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 53 | 214 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 76 | 1 | 0 |
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