Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (31 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 58 | 49 | 53 | 66 | 83 | 92 | 103 | 103 | 121 | 129 | 137 | 145 | 149 | 147 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:27PM1.96m | 8:37AM1.97m | 8:54PM1.99m | 9:18AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.49m | 2:31PM0.48m | 2:54AM0.45m | 2:59PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
46 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
56 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | ESE 9 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
13 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
48 | 50 | 50 | 53 | 58 | 49 | 53 | 66 | 83 | 92 | 103 | 103 | 121 | 129 | 137 | 145 | 149 | 147 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 941 | 941 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 947 | 947 | 938 | 919 |
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