
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 15). 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 (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 29 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 40 | 42 | 56 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:32PM1.71m | 7:47AM1.99m | 9:09PM1.75m | 8:34AM1.95m | 9:45PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM-0.18m | 1:50AM0.72m | 2:26PM-0.11m | 2:36AM0.68m | 3:07PM0.02m | 3:22AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
28 | 28 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 17 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NW 8 | NW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 5 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | ENE 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
1 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | WNW 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 5 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
46 | 42 | 44 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 29 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 31 | 39 | 47 | 40 | 42 | 56 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1358 | 1358 | 1571 | 1504 | 1021 | 1021 | 947 | 949 | 1088 | 1296 | 1021 | 1296 | 1293 | 1021 | 20 | 1021 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1021 |
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