Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 4AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 85mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 875 | 772 | 647 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 456 | 479 | 471 | 353 | 336 | 282 | 247 | 202 | 195 | 160 | 126 | 126 | 96 | 94 | 74 | 64 | 60 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 5:04PM1.35m | 4:00AM1.73m | 6:15PM1.46m | 5:05AM1.81m | 7:08PM1.56m | 6:04AM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04PM0.95m | 11:13AM0.03m | 11:16PM0.92m | 12:08PM-0.10m | 00:14AM0.85m | 12:58PM-0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 875 | 772 | 647 | 513 | 513 | 513 | 456 | 479 | 471 | 353 | 336 | 282 | 247 | 202 | 195 | 160 | 126 | 126 | 96 | 94 | 55 | 45 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 46 | 18 | 17 | 28 | 16 | 28 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 48 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 54 | 53 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 34 | 68 | 74 | 64 | 60 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 78 | 0 | 78 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 1288 | 1284 | 1288 | 1288 | 941 | 947 | 1358 | 1342 | 1342 | 1571 | 2449 |
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