Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wombarra today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Wombarra at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Wombarra. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
196 | 236 | 195 | 252 | 196 | 156 | 153 | 121 | 92 | 94 | 119 | 161 | 238 | 167 | 118 | 126 | 131 | 262 | 211 | 223 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.28m | 6:02AM0.91m | 5:56PM1.35m | 6:44AM0.98m | 6:38PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.38m | 11:18AM0.50m | 00:48AM0.30m | 12:07PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
153 | 131 | 195 | 252 | 196 | 156 | 153 | 58 | 92 | 94 | 71 | 69 | 145 | 132 | 88 | 91 | 27 | 168 | 211 | 223 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 12 | S 7 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
196 | 236 | 68 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 121 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 68 | 65 | 43 | 42 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 43 | 9 | 23 | — | 19 | 20 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
12 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 42 | 52 | 54 | 97 | 61 | 87 | 119 | 161 | 238 | 167 | 118 | 126 | 131 | 262 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
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