Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 5AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 37 | 109 | 111 | 150 | 133 | 346 | 346 | 314 | 296 | 354 | 339 | 293 | 273 | 267 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:58AM3.32m | 5:10PM3.63m | 5:29AM3.48m | 5:41PM3.78m | 6:00AM3.60m | 6:12PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.48m | 11:18PM0.30m | 11:26AM0.31m | 11:50PM0.16m | 11:58AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 34 | 109 | 111 | 150 | 133 | 346 | 346 | 314 | 296 | 354 | 339 | 293 | 273 | 267 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 51 | 68 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 28 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 397 | 333 | 337 | 178 | 73 | 73 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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