
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Watermans today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Watermans at 3AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Watermans. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
540 | 486 | 406 | 336 | 534 | 1250 | 1108 | 1214 | 906 | 1630 | 750 | 720 | 711 | 701 | 730 | 760 | 780 | 770 | 909 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:50PM0.56m | 10:52AM0.35m | 10:07PM0.62m | 12:13PM0.27m | 10:29PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22PM0.25m | 4:54AM0.17m | 3:14PM0.27m | 5:54AM0.15m | 2:34PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 |
540 | 486 | 406 | 336 | 326 | 1250 | 1108 | 1214 | 906 | 632 | 750 | 720 | 711 | 701 | 730 | 760 | 780 | 770 | 909 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 |
40 | 97 | 181 | 255 | 534 | 364 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 77 | — | — | 53 | 35 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 15 | — | 49 | 1630 | 160 | 160 | — | — | 75 | 54 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 200 | 200 | 282 | 367 | 200 | 1122 | 619 | 1625 | 236 | 163 | 201 | 285 | 105 | 412 | 412 | 488 | 367 | 358 |
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