Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 7AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 7:28AM3.68m | 7:45PM4.00m | 8:12AM3.55m | 8:30PM3.81m | 8:57AM3.37m | 9:15PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:09AM-0.07m | 1:21PM0.14m | 1:55AM0.05m | 2:06PM0.26m | 2:39AM0.26m | 2:51PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | — | 19 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 774 | 695 | 758 | 1052 | 1590 | 1166 | 1129 | 722 | 846 | 1032 | 1293 | 722 | 607 | 607 | 553 | 536 | 337 | 345 | 186 | 35 | 5 | |||
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