Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 8AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s 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 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1591 | 1622 | 1553 | 1699 | 2066 | 2167 | 2187 | 1977 | 1765 | 1998 | 2137 | 1937 | 1969 | 1835 | 1633 | 1699 | 1579 | 1513 | 1376 | 1396 | 1435 | 1455 | 1455 | 1475 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.69m | 1:57PM1.32m | 1:50AM1.68m | 3:31PM1.29m | 2:53AM1.69m | 5:04PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.51m | 7:11PM0.83m | 8:57AM0.36m | 8:36PM0.93m | 10:09AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 9 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 |
| kJ | 1483 | 1622 | 1553 | 1699 | 2066 | 2167 | 904 | 1977 | 1765 | 1998 | 2137 | 1937 | 1969 | 1835 | 1633 | 1699 | 1579 | 1513 | 1376 | 1396 | 1435 | 1455 | 1455 | 1475 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 2187 | 804 | 695 | 633 | 539 | 474 | 336 | 243 | 217 | 174 | 123 | 120 | 113 | 116 | 58 | 91 | 70 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | W 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | W 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 20 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 17 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1591 | 1399 | 1244 | 1151 | 1104 | 1065 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 930 | 930 | 930 | 934 | 919 | 930 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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