Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 286 | 285 | 260 | 260 | 251 | 264 | 256 | 187 | 178 | 173 | 164 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 120 | 133 | 126 | 222 | 303 | 367 | 356 | 198 | 378 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 1:08AM1.72m | 3:28PM1.29m | 2:25AM1.69m | 5:15PM1.38m | 3:49AM1.72m | 6:16PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35AM0.41m | 8:14PM1.10m | 9:59AM0.28m | 10:04PM1.07m | 11:07AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | 290 | 286 | 209 | 196 | 190 | 251 | 264 | 256 | 187 | 138 | 139 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 133 | 126 | 222 | 303 | 367 | 356 | 180 | 378 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NNW 14 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 67 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 82 | 81 | 116 | 113 | 110 | 110 | 173 | 198 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 15 | NW 8 | NE 11 | N 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 13 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 72 | 17 | 29 | 61 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 154 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 222 | 263 | 285 | 260 | 260 | 224 | 219 | 219 | 169 | 178 | 173 | 164 | 146 | 142 | 138 | 120 | 113 | 113 | 103 | 94 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 78 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 941 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 938 | 938 | 20 |
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