Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wests and Seconds today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 20s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 19s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Wests and Seconds at 3PM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AWST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 19s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Wests and Seconds. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 685 | 874 | 1482 | 1436 | 1331 | 1038 | 1081 | 1203 | 3515 | 3182 | 2413 | 1904 | 870 | 870 | 881 | 870 | 1001 | 1067 | 945 | 945 | 1214 | 1811 | 2228 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:59AM0.75m | 00:49AM0.84m | 11:37AM0.71m | 1:13AM0.86m | 11:14AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM0.47m | 6:13PM0.37m | 6:53AM0.53m | 6:05PM0.33m | 7:16AM0.60m | 6:06PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 7 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 530 | 874 | 1482 | 1436 | 1331 | 1038 | 1081 | 1203 | 1674 | 9 | 2413 | 1429 | 870 | 870 | 881 | 870 | 1001 | 1067 | 945 | 945 | 1214 | 1811 | 2228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | E 6 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 18 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 685 | 405 | 24 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 15 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 166 | 120 | 88 | 74 | 686 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 48 | 268 | 3515 | 3182 | — | 1904 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 700 | 1054 | 1054 | 1054 | 119 | 119 | 1054 | 292 | 835 | 292 | 292 | 235 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 235 | 496 | 292 | 0 | 0 |
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