Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 1PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 19 | NW 18 | NW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 233 | 475 | 474 | 784 | 1014 | 1014 | 814 | 756 | 649 | 649 | 563 | 496 | 488 | 414 | 407 | 337 | 314 | 273 | 233 | 376 | 790 | 1144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18AM2.90m | 3:30PM3.19m | 3:53AM3.15m | 4:04PM3.45m | 4:25AM3.39m | 4:36PM3.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:11AM0.95m | 9:38PM0.69m | 9:48AM0.68m | 10:12PM0.43m | 10:22AM0.43m | 10:44PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 233 | 233 | 475 | 474 | 784 | 1014 | 1014 | 814 | 756 | 649 | 649 | 563 | 496 | 488 | 414 | 407 | 337 | 314 | 273 | 233 | 229 | 790 | 1144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | WNW 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 20 | NW 19 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 200 | 124 | 104 | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 65 | 376 | 216 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 22 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 8 | 5 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 234 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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