Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolamai today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolamai at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Woolamai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
147 | 397 | 492 | 539 | 492 | 472 | 453 | 833 | 1026 | 1096 | 1140 | 3204 | 2982 | 2976 | 2635 | 2350 | 2082 | 1688 | 1641 | 1091 | 1004 | 1474 | 1297 | 1297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:34AM2.03m | 5:13PM2.04m | 6:15AM1.93m | 5:46PM1.94m | 6:59AM1.84m | 6:22PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.23m | 11:22AM0.77m | 11:45PM0.31m | 11:58AM0.88m | 00:23AM0.40m | 12:38PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 24 | — | SW 21 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
147 | 366 | 492 | 539 | 492 | 472 | 453 | 833 | 1026 | 1096 | 1140 | — | 22 | — | 117 | 2350 | 2082 | 1688 | 1641 | 1091 | 1004 | 1474 | 1297 | 1297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | — | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
111 | 397 | 246 | 37 | 65 | 77 | 311 | 311 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 72 | 15 | 134 | — | 505 | 432 | 50 | 52 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 20 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — |
— | — | 76 | 97 | 227 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 62 | 61 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 33 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 150 | 77 | 10 | 226 | 371 | 615 | 3204 | 2982 | 2976 | 2635 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 86 | 25 | 7 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 117 | 87 | 90 | 101 | 101 | 78 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
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