Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Venus Bay today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Venus Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Venus Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed night, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SSE 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 879 | 894 | 857 | 763 | 674 | 623 | 472 | 638 | 341 | 331 | 218 | 215 | 186 | 441 | 371 | 342 | 134 | 181 | 141 | 171 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31AM1.12m | 2:05PM0.82m | 2:51AM1.03m | 2:06PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM-0.04m | 8:40AM0.23m | 8:11PM0.02m | 8:55AM0.34m | 8:19PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 879 | 894 | 820 | 763 | 674 | 623 | 472 | 638 | 341 | 331 | 218 | 215 | 140 | 441 | 371 | 342 | 134 | 181 | 141 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | WSW 15 | S 17 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 185 | 434 | 546 | 25 | 19 | 176 | 119 | 431 | 94 | 59 | 62 | 61 | 186 | 24 | 62 | 62 | 80 | 53 | 45 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 17 | S 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 12 | — | S 18 | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 209 | 155 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | 43 | — | 96 | — | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | S 16 | SSE 17 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 406 | 857 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 289 | 289 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 309 | 446 | 203 | 28 | 0 |
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