
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wombarra today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wombarra at 3AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wombarra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
235 | 262 | 275 | 230 | 220 | 201 | 176 | 112 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 127 | 99 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 49 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:36AM0.86m | 2:23PM1.20m | 3:52AM0.87m | 3:29PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.42m | 7:39AM0.61m | 9:40PM0.42m | 8:56AM0.63m | 10:39PM0.39m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
235 | 262 | 275 | 230 | 220 | 201 | 176 | 112 | 112 | 78 | 26 | 127 | 99 | 56 | 54 | 33 | 25 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
79 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 75 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | E 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 22 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 34 | 36 | 32 | 17 | — | — | 12 | 25 | 49 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 459 | 581 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 498 | 446 | 200 | 0 |
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