Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at White Point Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for White Point Beach at 9AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (ADT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at White Point Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 92 | 167 | 106 | 403 | 607 | 461 | 383 | 302 | 250 | 300 | 227 | 191 | 164 | 109 | 96 | 112 | 61 | 74 | 92 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:47AM1.47m | 1:06PM1.52m | 1:34AM1.36m | 1:48PM1.41m | 2:26AM1.26m | 2:36PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.25m | 7:58PM0.22m | 8:08AM0.37m | 8:48PM0.26m | 8:59AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 6 | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 145 | 106 | — | — | 461 | 383 | 302 | 250 | 227 | 227 | 191 | 164 | 109 | 96 | 112 | 61 | 47 | 26 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 77 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 28 | 34 | 40 | 43 | 50 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 8 | E 6 | S 12 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 43 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | SW 4 | SW 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 92 | 167 | 91 | 403 | 607 | — | — | — | — | 300 | — | 29 | 107 | — | — | — | 46 | 74 | 92 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 8 | 539 | 452 | 0 | 407 | 478 | 478 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 452 | 452 | 478 | 478 |
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