
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Venus Bay today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Venus Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Venus Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
370 | 255 | 208 | 557 | 384 | 296 | 423 | 621 | 600 | 655 | 596 | 427 | 416 | 427 | 574 | 737 | 920 | 1137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:41AM0.90m | 3:21PM0.75m | 4:17AM0.86m | 2:55PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22PM0.16m | 9:45AM0.30m | 9:31PM0.19m | 10:19AM0.47m | 9:26PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
370 | 255 | 162 | 557 | 384 | 296 | 423 | 621 | 600 | 655 | 596 | 427 | 416 | 427 | 574 | 737 | 920 | 1137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 18 | WNW 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | W 6 | S 16 | W 6 | S 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 17 |
20 | 112 | 208 | 17 | 130 | 167 | 99 | 162 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 129 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 381 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 8 | S 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
72 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 |
— | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 0 | 87 | 28 | 28 | 87 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 208 | 203 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 0 |
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