Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Venus Bay today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Venus Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Venus Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 112 | 112 | 177 | 535 | 254 | 242 | 636 | 711 | 736 | 459 | 1079 | 947 | 778 | 1251 | 954 | 988 | 936 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:22AM0.77m | 12:36PM0.69m | 2:47AM0.63m | 11:31AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.17m | 8:26AM0.59m | 7:42PM0.24m | 5:53AM0.59m | 6:46PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 24 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 75 | 73 | 73 | 177 | — | 254 | 242 | 40 | 106 | 104 | 459 | 12 | 947 | 778 | 1251 | 954 | 988 | 936 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 81 | 112 | 112 | 51 | 417 | 42 | 42 | 110 | — | — | 7 | — | 138 | 204 | 204 | 210 | — | 234 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 95 | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | 376 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | W 16 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 5 | SW 14 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 15 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 12 | 535 | 12 | 13 | 636 | 711 | 736 | 54 | 1079 | — | 19 | 16 | 17 | 674 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 204 | 446 | 1024 | 1025 | 1448 | 1026 | 1101 | 1026 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 203 | 286 | 286 | 289 | 172 |
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