
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 9AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 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 (08 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 9 | NE 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 14 | WSW 9 | NNE 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1413 | 1733 | 1959 | 1755 | 1716 | 1660 | 1530 | 1437 | 1633 | 1622 | 1509 | 1699 | 1887 | 1929 | 1949 | 2185 | 2185 | 2012 | 2085 | 1886 | 1726 | 1509 | 1587 | 1449 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.69m | 12:37PM1.41m | 00:56AM1.69m | 1:57PM1.32m | 1:50AM1.68m | 3:31PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:28AM0.62m | 6:08PM0.70m | 7:40AM0.51m | 7:11PM0.83m | 8:57AM0.36m | 8:36PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 9 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
1340 | 1624 | 1959 | 1736 | 1512 | 1516 | 1491 | 1413 | 1633 | 1622 | 1509 | 1699 | 1887 | 1929 | 979 | 2185 | 2185 | 2012 | 2085 | 1886 | 1726 | 1509 | 1587 | 1449 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 20 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
147 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 1949 | 809 | 680 | 585 | 528 | 433 | 361 | 299 | 212 | 174 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | — | 19 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — |
1413 | 1733 | 1811 | 1755 | 1716 | 1660 | 1530 | 1437 | 1441 | 1206 | 1108 | 1051 | 1080 | 950 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 930 | 934 | 930 | 919 | 919 | 930 | 930 | 930 | 930 | 940 | 930 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 930 | 930 | 919 | 0 |
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