Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vineta Point today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vineta Point at 4PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vineta Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
957 | 833 | 669 | 711 | 528 | 572 | 486 | 464 | 417 | 456 | 382 | 382 | 311 | 292 | 287 | 409 | 409 | 403 | 494 | 376 | 363 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19PM1.22m | 7:55AM1.11m | 8:08PM1.09m | 8:55AM1.01m | 9:19PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.41m | 1:28AM0.38m | 1:45PM0.51m | 2:23AM0.48m | 2:55PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 |
957 | 833 | 669 | 711 | 528 | 572 | 486 | 464 | 417 | 456 | 382 | 382 | 311 | 292 | 287 | 409 | 409 | 403 | — | 376 | 363 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 43 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 494 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1167 | 1343 | 115 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 1302 | 1296 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 115 | 1328 |
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