
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NE 12 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 71 | 103 | 94 | 104 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 44 | |
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 | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:57PM1.66m | 5:08AM1.86m | 6:32PM1.79m | 6:05AM1.97m | 7:02PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM0.29m | 11:13PM0.91m | 11:45AM0.21m | 00:01AM0.72m | 12:27PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 |
70 | 71 | 103 | 94 | 104 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 75 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | WSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 6 | NE 12 | WSW 6 | NNW 9 |
32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 37 | 29 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 8 | WSW 5 | ENE 11 | ESE 9 | WSW 5 | W 6 | ESE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | E 15 |
14 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 40 | 37 | 22 | 37 | 70 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — |
12 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 941 | 947 | 938 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 941 | 930 | 938 | 919 | 0 | 0 | 919 | 919 | 941 | 919 | 919 | 20 |
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