Surf Forecasts:
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | S 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 10 | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NNE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:12AM1.93m | 1:42PM2.02m | 2:09AM1.98m | 2:38PM2.12m | 3:08AM2.03m | 3:36PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:28AM0.46m | 8:02PM0.52m | 8:21AM0.42m | 9:00PM0.45m | 9:18AM0.38m | 9:59PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 297 | 240 | 146 | 111 | 100 | 74 | 47 | 42 | 42 | 26 | 104 | 137 | 114 | 112 | 102 | 100 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 139 | 129 | 106 | 139 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 10 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 89 | 86 | 85 | 45 | 43 | 42 | 71 | 68 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 16 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SE 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 13 | SE 13 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 23 | 51 | 50 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 8 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 35 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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