Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vaucottes today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Vaucottes at 2PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Vaucottes. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 136 | 148 | 69 | 37 | 10 | 103 | 636 | 1148 | 2430 | 3193 | 1917 | 957 | 1034 | 1277 | 817 | 322 | 122 | 90 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:04AM6.04m | 7:32PM6.14m | 8:16AM6.33m | 8:35PM6.48m | 9:07AM6.75m | 9:22PM6.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM3.82m | 1:47AM3.50m | 2:28PM3.53m | 2:58AM3.09m | 3:27PM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 12 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 69 | 37 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 | 66 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | NE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | SW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 136 | 148 | 5 | 13 | 38 | 103 | 636 | 1148 | 2430 | 3193 | 1917 | 957 | 1034 | 1277 | 817 | 322 | 122 | 21 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 304 | 130 | 122 | 353 | 445 | 421 | 427 | 606 | 534 | 533 | 626 | 477 | 370 | 281 | 142 | 332 | 421 | 382 | 432 |
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