Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at West Passage (Babelthuap) today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+09) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 19 | 32 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:34PM1.76m | 6:57AM2.01m | 8:06PM1.84m | 7:42AM2.04m | 8:36PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM-0.05m | 00:57AM0.68m | 1:28PM-0.03m | 1:38AM0.58m | 2:05PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 6 | W 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 31 | 19 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 38 | 40 | 38 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | — | 22 | 32 | 43 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 938 | 938 | 945 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 919 | 938 | 1504 | 1296 | 919 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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