Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wests and Seconds today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wests and Seconds at 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Wests and Seconds. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1491 | 1285 | 778 | 659 | 595 | 690 | 1393 | 1750 | 1804 | 1455 | 1223 | 1083 | 854 | 817 | 711 | 615 | 569 | 469 | 243 | 252 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35AM0.87m | 9:05AM0.93m | 11:55PM0.53m | 9:34AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.24m | 5:08PM0.21m | 2:26AM0.52m | 5:09PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 |
1491 | 1285 | 778 | 659 | 595 | 174 | 878 | 1750 | 1804 | 1455 | 1223 | 1083 | 854 | 817 | 711 | 615 | 569 | 469 | 243 | 243 | 763 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | NW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — |
6 | 6 | 117 | 126 | 124 | 399 | 597 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 7 | 242 | 252 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
60 | 60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — |
774 | 862 | — | — | — | 690 | 1393 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 581 | 634 | 627 | 292 | 235 | 235 | 163 | 144 | 163 | 235 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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