Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Vineta Point today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vineta Point at 11PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vineta Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 36°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
225 | 552 | 494 | 471 | 379 | 330 | 325 | 222 | 177 | 174 | 145 | 140 | 105 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 127 | 76 | 122 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:20AM1.10m | 1:43PM1.20m | 2:00AM1.20m | 2:17PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.46m | 7:19AM0.40m | 7:46PM0.37m | 7:56AM0.32m | 8:20PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 31 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 |
154 | 552 | 494 | 471 | 379 | 330 | 325 | 222 | 177 | 174 | 145 | 140 | 105 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 127 | 76 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
225 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 10 | 26 | 59 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 3 | 62 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | — | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | — | 75 | 66 | 122 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | SW 8 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 49 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 1080 | 1136 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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