Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 164 | 160 | 131 | 133 | 126 | 282 | 303 | 367 | 356 | 367 | 288 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 187 | 127 | 121 | 77 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.38m | 3:49AM1.72m | 6:16PM1.51m | 5:04AM1.82m | 6:59PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.28m | 10:04PM1.07m | 11:07AM0.13m | 11:17PM0.95m | 12:01PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | NNW 13 | WSW 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | WSW 7 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 98 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 133 | 126 | 282 | 99 | 367 | 356 | 367 | 288 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 187 | 127 | 121 | 34 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NNW 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 30 | 82 | 81 | 116 | 113 | 303 | 110 | 131 | 154 | 149 | 52 | 51 | 45 | 45 | 71 | 66 | 77 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 15 | NW 8 | NE 11 | N 11 | NW 9 | ENE 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NE 11 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 72 | 17 | 29 | 61 | 28 | 108 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 145 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 23 | 21 | 33 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 160 | 164 | 160 | 131 | 117 | 117 | 102 | — | 99 | 83 | 93 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 42 | 6 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 919 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 20 | 919 | 938 | 938 |
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