
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
73 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 91 | 117 | 105 | 121 | 111 | 88 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:26PM1.52m | 6:26AM1.76m | 7:52PM1.60m | 7:03AM1.83m | 8:17PM1.67m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:39AM0.84m | 1:10PM0.11m | 1:12AM0.80m | 1:40PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNE 12 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 12 | ESE 9 |
8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 |
73 | 80 | 97 | 100 | 96 | 88 | 91 | 117 | 105 | 121 | 111 | 88 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 71 | 64 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1891 | 1873 | 1296 | 1873 | 1296 | 1297 | 1298 | 1298 | 1298 | 1296 | 1293 | 1293 | 1293 | 1293 | 1296 | 1504 | 1296 | 1301 |
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