Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (13 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 8 | W 12 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 47 | 75 | 87 | 343 | 311 | 287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:15AM3.36m | 6:38PM3.07m | 6:53AM3.19m | 7:18PM2.88m | 7:36AM3.02m | 8:06PM2.71m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.68m | 12:30PM0.66m | 00:41AM0.84m | 1:12PM0.85m | 1:22AM1.02m | 1:59PM1.04m | 2:11AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 46 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 47 | 75 | 87 | 343 | 311 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 82 | 57 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 144 | 287 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | — | — | W 5 | — | WNW 12 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | 29 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 34 | 29 | 15 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 73 | 151 | 185 | 293 | 302 | 337 | 354 | 337 | 293 | 279 | 185 | 101 | 80 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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