Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Venus Bay today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Venus Bay at 11PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Venus Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 553 | 468 | 438 | 355 | 297 | 293 | 238 | 179 | 173 | 171 | 138 | 138 | 104 | 101 | 93 | 96 | 125 | 437 | 366 | 394 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.10m | 1:55AM0.74m | 2:29PM1.04m | 2:29AM0.80m | 2:47PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.26m | 7:51AM0.09m | 8:48PM0.22m | 8:24AM0.16m | 9:07PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 553 | 468 | 438 | 355 | 297 | 293 | 238 | 179 | 173 | 171 | 138 | 138 | 104 | 101 | 93 | 52 | 52 | 437 | 366 | 394 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | WNW 5 | S 22 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 13 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 251 | 45 | 116 | 109 | 70 | 68 | 66 | 63 | 102 | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 60 | 96 | 125 | 104 | 44 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | W 6 | S 20 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | WNW 5 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 34 | 18 | 1 | 30 | 35 | 8 | 27 | 5 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 2 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 5 | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 207 | 234 | 28 | 0 |
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