Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 1PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 168 | 194 | 137 | 134 | 90 | 177 | 330 | 409 | 576 | 568 | 644 | 700 | 732 | 721 | 700 | 604 | 538 | 560 | 1212 | 2223 | 2888 | 3657 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:28AM2.58m | 00:30AM2.44m | 12:57PM2.68m | 1:43AM2.62m | 1:58PM2.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM1.48m | 6:04PM1.38m | 6:29AM1.44m | 7:21PM1.23m | 7:38AM1.25m | 8:14PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 202 | 168 | 194 | 137 | 134 | 90 | 80 | 330 | 409 | 576 | 568 | 644 | 700 | 732 | 721 | 700 | 604 | 538 | 494 | 1212 | 2223 | 2888 | 3657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 5 | W 20 | NW 19 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 16 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 80 | 177 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 23 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | 14 | 12 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 560 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 136 | 27 | 0 |
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