Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Watermans today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1847 | 1956 | 1822 | 2396 | 2414 | 2246 | 2331 | 5562 | 3052 | 5345 | 7404 | 6764 | 6750 | 6589 | 6833 | 6920 | 6734 | 5968 | 5193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:19AM0.48m | 9:26AM0.35m | 00:37AM0.52m | 8:25AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.23m | 6:11AM0.31m | 4:46PM0.21m | 7:47AM0.33m | 4:30PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1847 | 1956 | 1822 | 2396 | 2414 | 2246 | 2331 | — | — | — | 7404 | 6764 | 6750 | 6589 | 6833 | 6920 | 6734 | 5968 | 5193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | — | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 202 | — | 578 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 336 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NE 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 82 | 5562 | 3052 | 5345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 344 | 30 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 333 | 1122 | 1122 | 1122 | 641 | 613 | 443 | 897 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 327 | 367 | 367 |
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