Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 7PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NE 9 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 125 | 118 | 81 | 88 | 70 | 70 | 56 | 46 | 37 | 24 | 42 | 53 | 71 | 90 | 104 | 121 | 166 | 217 | 206 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.52m | 11:08PM1.75m | 12:10PM1.38m | 11:49PM1.66m | 1:24PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.88m | 5:54AM0.63m | 5:15PM1.01m | 7:03AM0.66m | 6:05PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
125 | 125 | 118 | 81 | 88 | 70 | 70 | 36 | 46 | 37 | 24 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 10 | NW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
34 | 32 | 22 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | NW 7 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 6 |
39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 22 | 36 | 19 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 42 | 53 | 71 | 90 | 104 | 121 | 166 | 217 | 206 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 963 | 938 | 20 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 20 | 20 | 1284 | 947 | 1284 | 947 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | 941 | 941 | 947 | 947 |
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