Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (06 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 5PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 13 | N 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 450 | 523 | 553 | 501 | 553 | 514 | 497 | 557 | 622 | 514 | 384 | 290 | 286 | 247 | 260 | 260 | 251 | 264 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.44m | 00:08AM1.77m | 1:37PM1.32m | 1:08AM1.72m | 3:28PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.85m | 7:04AM0.48m | 6:20PM1.00m | 8:35AM0.41m | 8:14PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 |
| kJ | 373 | 450 | 523 | 553 | 501 | 553 | 514 | 497 | 557 | 622 | 514 | 384 | 290 | 286 | 209 | 196 | 190 | 251 | 264 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 35 | 42 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 125 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 22 |
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 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 209 | 229 | 217 | 229 | 242 | 249 | 228 | 230 | 250 | 250 | 224 | 230 | 222 | 234 | 247 | 260 | 260 | 224 | 213 | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 919 | 945 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 941 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 941 | 938 |
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