
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | N 9 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 106 | 325 | 688 | 800 | 1637 | 1969 | 1681 | 1018 | 799 | 520 | 419 | 284 | 266 | 412 | 460 | 531 | 591 | 631 | 615 | 2459 | 4819 | 5351 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:36AM3.02m | 8:06PM2.71m | 8:28AM2.86m | 9:06PM2.58m | 9:32AM2.77m | 10:18PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM1.02m | 1:59PM1.04m | 2:11AM1.18m | 2:56PM1.18m | 3:11AM1.30m | 4:04PM1.22m | 4:22AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | N 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 13 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 106 | 325 | 688 | 800 | 1637 | 1969 | 1681 | 1018 | 799 | 520 | 419 | 284 | 266 | 412 | 460 | 531 | 591 | 631 | 615 | 2459 | 4819 | 5351 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 9 | — | W 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 18 | — | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 383 | 339 | 279 | 156 | 125 | 410 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 188 | 125 | 101 | 37 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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