
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Venus Bay today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Venus Bay at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Venus Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
532 | 451 | 724 | 331 | 286 | 230 | 223 | 152 | 149 | 206 | 112 | 90 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 89 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:43AM1.26m | 2:26PM0.81m | 3:03AM1.18m | 2:36PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05PM-0.08m | 9:02AM0.15m | 8:21PM-0.04m | 9:22AM0.24m | 8:35PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 13 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 |
532 | 451 | 465 | 331 | 286 | 230 | 223 | 152 | 149 | 147 | 112 | 90 | 87 | 63 | 63 | 89 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 |
293 | 225 | — | 121 | 119 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 68 | 66 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | WSW 19 | — |
— | — | — | — | 18 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 6 | 6 | 35 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSW 13 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 12 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NNE 3 |
9 | 19 | 724 | 42 | 37 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 206 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 289 | 289 | 1109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 203 | 203 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 56 | 202 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
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