Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 3AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 17 | 83 | 139 | 344 | 384 | 414 | 357 | 305 | 334 | 384 | 523 | 592 | 724 | 667 | 569 | 569 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:57PM2.88m | 10:21AM2.79m | 10:55PM2.62m | 11:30AM2.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.94m | 4:06AM1.11m | 4:39PM1.20m | 5:07AM1.35m | 5:56PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 17 | 83 | 139 | 344 | 384 | 414 | 357 | 305 | 334 | 384 | 523 | 592 | — | 667 | 569 | 569 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 724 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 572 | 293 | 138 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 37 | 136 | 0 | 76 | 1 |
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