
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 110mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
139 | 134 | 122 | 118 | 130 | 121 | 146 | 142 | 142 | 150 | 182 | 195 | 187 | 176 | 192 | 180 | 180 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.76m | 10:58AM1.59m | 11:31PM1.73m | 11:53AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24PM0.38m | 5:01AM0.64m | 5:03PM0.56m | 5:55AM0.62m | 5:42PM0.73m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 9 |
18 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 7 |
6 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
139 | 134 | 122 | 118 | 130 | 121 | 146 | 142 | 142 | 150 | 182 | 195 | 187 | 176 | 192 | 180 | 180 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1298 | 1284 | 1284 | 1284 | 1021 | 1284 | 1284 | 1284 | 1284 | 1298 | 1298 | 1298 | 1804 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | 1284 | 1284 |
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