Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Winnifred Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Winnifred Beach at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Winnifred Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 267 | 194 | 127 | 91 | 54 | 40 | 30 | 34 | 96 | 88 | 64 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 21 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:07PM0.28m | 11:55PM0.21m | 2:22PM0.27m | 00:17AM0.17m | 3:45PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05AM0.08m | 7:26PM0.17m | 6:43AM0.09m | 9:33PM0.17m | 7:32AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 443 | 267 | 194 | 333 | 326 | 318 | 267 | 202 | 169 | 128 | 88 | 64 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 119 | 95 | 91 | 72 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 292 | 355 | 322 | 127 | 91 | 54 | 40 | 30 | — | 96 | 103 | 100 | 51 | 32 | 20 | 14 | 10 | — | 36 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 506 | 459 | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 681 | 929 | 929 | 106 | 40 | 40 | 36 | 40 | 514 | 746 | 746 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 501 | 514 | 514 | 405 | 40 |
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