Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 1AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 87 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:30PM3.45m | 4:06AM3.41m | 4:25PM3.75m | 4:56AM3.62m | 5:13PM4.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.43m | 10:00AM0.47m | 10:34PM0.15m | 10:49AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 87 | 90 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 57 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 186 | 186 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 186 | 186 | 5 | 126 |
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