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) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for West Passage (Babelthuap) at 9AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 17). 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 (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at West Passage (Babelthuap). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 40 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 45 | 77 | 97 | 94 | 82 | 107 | 118 | 140 | 146 | 126 | 108 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 121 | 103 |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:09PM1.75m | 8:34AM1.95m | 9:45PM1.77m | 9:21AM1.87m | 10:20PM1.77m | 10:08AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.68m | 3:07PM0.02m | 3:22AM0.66m | 3:46PM0.19m | 4:10AM0.65m | 4:24PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | N 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 10 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 40 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 34 | 45 | 77 | 97 | 94 | 82 | 107 | 118 | 140 | 146 | 126 | 108 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 115 | 115 | 121 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 1021 | 1021 | 1296 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 947 | 1504 | 1021 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1301 |
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