
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 7PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
209 | 229 | 229 | 198 | 236 | 262 | 270 | 303 | 352 | 325 | 353 | 294 | 256 | 250 | 294 | 292 | 285 | 247 | 226 | 204 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.45m | 00:09AM1.69m | 12:56PM1.32m | 00:51AM1.63m | 2:16PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42PM0.73m | 6:55AM0.60m | 6:27PM0.87m | 8:02AM0.57m | 7:29PM0.98m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | WSW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 43 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 292 | 38 | 38 | 226 | 204 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
10 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | SE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
209 | 229 | 229 | 198 | 236 | 262 | 270 | 303 | 352 | 325 | 353 | 294 | 256 | 250 | 294 | 165 | 285 | 247 | 21 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1021 | 2184 | 1301 | 1288 | 1021 | 1021 | 1288 | 1288 | 1504 | 1298 | 1298 | 1293 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | 1021 | 941 | 941 | 1021 |
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