
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 3AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 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 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
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1702 | 1514 | 1547 | 1622 | 1553 | 1699 | 2066 | 2167 | 2187 | 1977 | 1956 | 2056 | 2056 | 1910 | 1809 | 1783 | 1633 | 1633 | 1601 | 1556 | 1647 | 1647 | 1435 | 1415 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.69m | 1:57PM1.32m | 1:50AM1.68m | 3:31PM1.29m | 2:53AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.70m | 7:40AM0.51m | 7:11PM0.83m | 8:57AM0.36m | 8:36PM0.93m | 10:09AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | |
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 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 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 |
1357 | 1413 | 1483 | 1622 | 1553 | 1699 | 2066 | 2167 | 2187 | 1977 | 1956 | 2056 | 2056 | 1910 | 1809 | 1783 | 1633 | 1633 | 1601 | 1556 | 1647 | 1647 | 1435 | 1415 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 798 | 680 | 619 | 633 | 551 | 474 | 378 | 321 | 223 | 183 | 179 | 138 | 138 | 116 | 110 | 88 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 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 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | WSW 9 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
1702 | 1514 | 1547 | 1399 | 1216 | 1126 | 1060 | 933 | — | 7 | 6 | 370 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 930 | 919 | 919 | 930 | 930 | 930 | 930 | 930 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 919 | 0 | 0 |
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