
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Venus Bay today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Venus Bay at 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Venus Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, light winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1622 | 1664 | 1764 | 1809 | 2727 | 1529 | 1803 | 1759 | 1314 | 1552 | 1431 | 1164 | 1001 | 962 | 788 | 993 | 788 | 767 | 847 | 1059 | 924 | 1031 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30PM0.94m | 1:43AM1.26m | 1:44PM0.92m | 2:02AM1.30m | 1:59PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42AM0.00m | 7:20PM-0.03m | 8:02AM0.00m | 7:34PM-0.07m | 8:23AM0.03m | 7:49PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 24 | 26 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
1622 | 1664 | 1764 | 1809 | 2727 | 1529 | 1803 | 1759 | 1314 | 1552 | 1431 | 1164 | 1001 | 962 | 788 | 993 | 788 | 767 | 847 | 1059 | 924 | 1031 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 14 |
432 | 427 | 516 | 542 | — | 482 | 470 | 448 | 427 | 421 | 416 | 411 | 320 | 308 | 312 | 246 | 308 | 121 | 172 | — | — | 429 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 3 | SW 16 | SSW 5 | S 4 | SSW 16 | S 4 | — | SSW 16 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 16 | SSE 5 |
12 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2214 | 59 | 15 | 1123 | 17 | — | 1082 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 27 | — | 12 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 811 | 78 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 439 | 300 | 446 | 289 | 289 | 351 | 843 | 843 | 1016 | 1016 | 1034 | 1016 | 289 | 351 | 203 | 0 | 203 | 351 | 309 | 289 | 351 |
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