Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 12AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 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) | NW 11 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 110 | 90 | 177 | 330 | 409 | 576 | 568 | 644 | 690 | 732 | 721 | 700 | 604 | 737 | 691 | 1484 | 2441 | 3403 | 3959 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:30AM2.44m | 12:57PM2.68m | 1:43AM2.62m | 1:58PM2.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM1.38m | 6:29AM1.44m | 7:21PM1.23m | 7:38AM1.25m | 8:14PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 110 | 90 | 80 | 330 | 409 | 576 | 568 | 644 | 690 | 732 | 721 | 700 | 604 | — | 437 | 342 | — | 3403 | 3959 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 80 | 177 | 77 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | W 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 3 | — | 14 | 12 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 737 | 691 | 1484 | 2441 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 330 | 283 | 136 | 37 | 0 |
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