
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wurtulla today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wurtulla at 2AM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wurtulla. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
209 | 313 | 405 | 406 | 517 | 477 | 452 | 428 | 616 | 741 | 704 | 539 | 436 | 347 | 284 | 307 | 386 | 385 | 365 | 345 | 341 | 632 | 1224 | 1375 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:07PM2.01m | 9:21AM1.36m | 9:52PM1.93m | 10:10AM1.37m | 10:36PM1.80m | 10:59AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.23m | 3:14PM0.13m | 4:25AM0.24m | 4:05PM0.20m | 5:07AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
mm | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | E 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 20 | E 20 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | — | 40 | 228 | 345 | 341 | 632 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 21 | — | E 20 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
209 | 313 | 405 | 406 | 517 | 477 | 452 | 428 | 616 | 741 | 704 | 539 | 436 | 347 | 284 | 307 | 386 | 385 | 365 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 1224 | 1375 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 432 | 588 | 588 | 588 | 545 | 588 | 299 | 163 | 699 | 741 | 786 | 588 | 432 | 158 | 158 | 432 | 432 | 898 | 874 |
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