
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- 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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 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) | WSW 7 | 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 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
202 | 191 | 191 | 151 | 164 | 173 | 134 | 120 | 133 | 126 | 282 | 303 | 367 | 356 | 367 | 288 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 184 | 127 | 121 | 78 | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.69m | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 |
187 | 138 | 139 | 101 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 117 | 120 | 86 | 102 | 367 | 356 | 367 | 288 | 283 | 237 | 233 | 184 | 127 | 121 | 78 | 51 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 14 | NNW 11 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
47 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 82 | 133 | 126 | 282 | 303 | 110 | 173 | 154 | 149 | 109 | 99 | 51 | 45 | 31 | 66 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ENE 15 | NW 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 72 | 17 | 81 | 116 | 113 | 108 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 98 | 98 | 71 | 20 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | — | S 3 | — | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
202 | 191 | 191 | 151 | 164 | 173 | 134 | 120 | 77 | — | 5 | — | 93 | 86 | 83 | 78 | 54 | 52 | — | 31 | 2 | 47 | 49 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 0 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 919 |
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