
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Villa Reef today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Villa Reef at 7AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Villa Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 131mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the ESE on Sat morning, near gales from the ESE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
505 | 523 | 565 | 612 | 481 | 502 | 979 | 1013 | 1115 | 1059 | 1092 | 1291 | 1402 | 666 | 1373 | 1634 | 2103 | 1268 | 753 | 548 | 381 | 321 | 333 | 311 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:57AM1.03m | 8:21PM0.54m | 8:45AM0.94m | 10:07PM0.50m | 9:58AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.29m | 3:18PM0.34m | 1:07AM0.38m | 4:53PM0.38m | 1:21AM0.48m | 6:34PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | N 7 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
505 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 481 | 502 | 26 | 25 | 55 | 58 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 666 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 474 | 406 | 351 | 381 | 321 | 237 | 251 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 8 | S 19 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 16 | N 7 | — | — | S 14 | SSE 14 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 202 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 38 | 6 | 26 | 38 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | S 18 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | — | ESE 16 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
1 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
— | 523 | 565 | 612 | — | 325 | 979 | 1013 | 1115 | 1059 | 1092 | 1291 | 1402 | 567 | 1373 | 1634 | 2103 | 1268 | 753 | 548 | 343 | 318 | 333 | 311 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1847 | 1725 | 1793 | 1725 | 1847 | 1847 | 1793 | 1793 | 1793 | 1725 | 1803 | 1801 | 1776 | 1801 | 1804 | 1793 | 1804 | 1804 | 1776 | 1776 | 1801 | 57 | 1793 | 1804 |
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