Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitpinga today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitpinga at 9PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waitpinga. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1728 | 1547 | 1274 | 1081 | 1118 | 1081 | 2096 | 2000 | 2084 | 2058 | 2058 | 1972 | 1706 | 1663 | 1663 | 1437 | 1507 | 1507 | 1450 | 1374 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10AM0.34m | 1:05PM0.40m | 2:12AM0.41m | 1:51PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.07m | 7:17AM0.21m | 7:42PM0.08m | 8:16AM0.15m | 7:47PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1728 | 1547 | 1274 | 1081 | 1118 | 1081 | 2096 | 2000 | 2084 | 2058 | 2058 | 1972 | 1706 | 1663 | 1663 | 1437 | 1507 | 1507 | 1450 | 1374 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 353 | 590 | 501 | 612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 34 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 120 | 120 | 407 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 20 | 20 | 564 | 622 | 120 | 120 |
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