Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Yellow sands Point today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Yellow sands Point at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Yellow sands Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1578 | 1024 | 1275 | 1122 | 867 | 678 | 506 | 319 | 253 | 270 | 429 | 490 | 394 | 356 | 307 | 301 | 245 | 235 | 256 | 219 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.73m | 4:42AM1.62m | 5:01PM1.74m | 5:11AM1.59m | 5:30PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM-0.01m | 10:41PM0.05m | 10:46AM-0.02m | 11:10PM0.05m | 11:14AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 34 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 1024 | 183 | 163 | 1122 | 867 | 678 | 506 | 319 | 253 | 248 | 253 | 490 | 394 | 327 | 307 | 301 | 245 | 235 | 225 | 185 | 185 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SW 10 | SW 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 232 | 16 | 7 | 121 | 88 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 312 | 301 | 356 | 255 | 221 | 216 | 208 | 256 | 219 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 7 | 16 | 87 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1578 | 1024 | 1275 | 15 | 154 | 169 | 185 | 160 | 209 | 270 | 429 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 456 | 105 | 326 | 29 | 29 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 191 | 122 | 1 | 1 |
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