Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 3AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 146 | 119 | 119 | 121 | 115 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 114 | 127 | 142 | 146 | 125 | 137 | 141 | 144 | 129 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.77m | 10:08AM1.74m | 10:55PM1.76m | 10:58AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.19m | 4:10AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.38m | 5:01AM0.64m | 5:03PM0.56m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | N 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 160 | 146 | 119 | 119 | 121 | 115 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 114 | 127 | 142 | 146 | 125 | 137 | 141 | 144 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 947 | 947 | 1298 | 1296 | 1293 | 1293 | 1294 | 1293 | 1298 | 1298 | 1296 | 1284 | 1021 | 1021 | 1284 | 1284 | 1284 | 1284 |
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