Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 4PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 146mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 56 | 50 | 56 | 46 | 23 | 33 | 49 | 92 | 112 | 134 | 185 | 225 | 215 | 297 | 333 | 434 | 475 | 531 | 387 | 487 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | 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 | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:10PM1.38m | 11:49PM1.66m | 1:24PM1.27m | 00:42AM1.58m | 3:30PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.63m | 5:15PM1.01m | 7:03AM0.66m | 6:05PM1.12m | 8:28AM0.66m | 8:13PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 |
48 | 46 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 34 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 153 | 32 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
36 | 36 | 28 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 34 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
22 | 22 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 |
70 | 56 | 6 | 56 | 46 | 23 | 33 | 49 | 92 | 112 | 134 | 185 | 225 | 215 | 297 | 333 | 434 | 475 | 531 | 387 | 487 | 377 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 919 | 20 | 20 | 1284 | 20 | 947 | 947 | 919 | 919 | 1023 | 1023 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 2195 | 2326 | 1504 | 1504 |
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