Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 56 | 104 | 93 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 85 | 74 | 69 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM3.62m | 5:13PM4.00m | 5:41AM3.76m | 5:57PM4.13m | 6:22AM3.81m | 6:38PM4.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.23m | 11:21PM-0.05m | 11:34AM0.06m | 00:04AM-0.15m | 12:16PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 57 | 57 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 104 | 93 | 90 | 106 | 111 | 85 | 74 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 3 | NNW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 12 | 24 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 30 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 186 | 186 | 5 | 99 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 454 | 185 | 125 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 125 | 185 | 337 | 185 | 125 |
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