Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 3AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 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) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 147 | 123 | 118 | 121 | 102 | 125 | 101 | 99 | 81 | 88 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:34PM1.82m | 11:15AM1.52m | 11:08PM1.75m | 12:10PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13PM0.73m | 5:02AM0.58m | 4:43PM0.88m | 5:54AM0.63m | 5:15PM1.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 147 | 123 | 118 | 121 | 102 | 125 | 101 | 99 | 81 | 88 | 70 | 70 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 46 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 18 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 40 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NW 8 | SSW 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 52 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 157 | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 963 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 963 | 2126 | 945 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 945 | 1023 | 20 | 20 |
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