Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 9PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WSW 6 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 121 | 77 | 73 | 47 | 40 | 38 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:59PM1.65m | 6:05AM1.93m | 7:34PM1.76m | 6:57AM2.01m | 8:06PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.02m | 00:11AM0.81m | 12:47PM-0.05m | 00:57AM0.68m | 1:28PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 11 | NW 11 | WSW 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | WSW 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 127 | 121 | 77 | 73 | 47 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 66 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | E 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 49 | 40 | 40 | 47 | 40 | 38 | — | 30 | 30 | 31 | — | 32 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 938 | 938 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 20 | 919 | 919 | 20 | 919 | 919 | 1676 | 963 | 0 | 919 |
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