Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 43 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 33 | 56 | 82 | 97 | 101 | 82 | 82 | 108 | 141 | 128 | 109 | 130 |
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 | 9:09PM1.75m | 8:34AM1.95m | 9:45PM1.77m | 9:21AM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.68m | 3:07PM0.02m | 3:22AM0.66m | 3:46PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 34 | 43 | 48 | 40 | 35 | 27 | 33 | 56 | 82 | 97 | 101 | 82 | 82 | 108 | 141 | 128 | 109 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1021 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1021 | 1021 | 1296 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 |
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