Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Venus Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Venus Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Venus Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | 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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 87 | 116 | 115 | 145 | 136 | 209 | 255 | 385 | 640 | 560 | 546 | 525 | 499 | 485 | 763 | 752 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:39PM0.69m | 3:44AM0.95m | 2:20PM0.63m | 4:00AM0.81m | 12:49PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.34m | 8:44PM0.10m | 9:57AM0.46m | 8:40PM0.19m | 9:51AM0.59m | 7:58PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 28 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | 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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 77 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 87 | 116 | 115 | 145 | 136 | 209 | 255 | 385 | 640 | 560 | 546 | 525 | 499 | 485 | 763 | 752 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSW 15 | WSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 4 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 37 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 72 | 280 | 164 | 157 | 138 | 142 | 142 | 306 | 138 | 3 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 16 | E 3 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SE 4 | SSW 15 | N 3 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 21 | 1 | 45 | 50 | 48 | 45 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 42 | 2 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | SW 15 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 8 | — | 686 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 172 | 172 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 302 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 103 | 448 | 439 | 439 | 369 | 350 | 369 | 350 | 430 |
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