Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 4AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 165 | 136 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 136 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 97 | 104 | 107 | 104 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:17PM1.74m | 6:49AM1.92m | 7:39PM1.83m | 7:25AM1.98m | 8:02PM1.91m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.72m | 1:13PM0.24m | 1:20AM0.63m | 1:39PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 14 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 76 | 77 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 57 | 58 | 57 | 53 | 33 | 33 | 79 | 19 | 18 | 59 | 99 | 67 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 27 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 23 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 14 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ESE 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | NNW 7 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 42 | 41 | 8 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 136 | 165 | 136 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 114 | 136 | 121 | 121 | 93 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 97 | 104 | 107 | 104 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 947 | 947 | 919 |
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