
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Woolamai today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Woolamai at 8AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Woolamai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
822 | 943 | 1055 | 2002 | 2978 | 2475 | 2714 | 2982 | 2874 | 5252 | 3001 | 3039 | 3039 | 2829 | 2601 | 2567 | 2634 | 2668 | 2668 | 2475 | 2325 | 2295 | 2129 | 2129 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:43AM2.00m | 10:10PM1.89m | 11:49AM2.06m | 11:31PM1.93m | 12:45PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.22m | 4:33PM1.00m | 4:56AM0.24m | 5:48PM0.86m | 6:04AM0.25m | 6:51PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 5 | — | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
822 | 943 | 1055 | 24 | — | 2475 | 2714 | 1961 | — | 3212 | 3001 | 3039 | 3039 | 2829 | 2601 | 2567 | 2634 | 2668 | 2668 | 2475 | 2325 | 2295 | 2129 | 2129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
482 | 210 | 289 | — | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 28 | 29 | 2002 | 2978 | 758 | 819 | 2982 | 2874 | 5252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 78 | 86 | 90 | 101 | 27 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 25 | 86 | 87 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 18 |
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