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Doesn't Hurt to Take a Squiz?

6ft 88 kJ · Small

10 km/h onshore making it messy, 1.7m @ 8s, short period — expect punchy sets, but tide is wrong for this spot — improves in 13 min.

The cam has the final word.

Offshore wind (land to sea) grooms the faces clean. Onshore chops them up. Under about 10 km/h it hardly matters: basically glass.Wind
10 km/h from the ENE Onshore
1.7m @ 8s reads: a 1.7 metre swell out at sea, 8 seconds between waves. 12s and longer is proper groundswell; under 10s is local windswell. The feet is the wave face you'll see at the spot.Swell
1.7m @ 8s from the E · ≈ 6ft face
Size and period in one number: the real "is it worth it?" gauge. Long period hits harder than the same size at short period.Tiny< 40 kJbasically flatSmall40–100 kJsmall · todayModerate100–180 kJfunSolid180–450 kJpunchyHeavy450+ kJsolid respectSheltered means a headland or bay blocks part of the swell: the first number is what reaches the spot.Energy
88 kJ Small Sheltered · 104 kJ offshore
Pushing in or draining out, and when it turns. Most banks have a favourite tide.Tide
High / Rising High in 13 min
Light 4:54 am to 6:25 pm (dark hours shaded)
10:22am4:29pm10:43pmNow
4:22am10:22am4:29pm10:43pm4:52amNow

Wind and swell on the map

  • Wind 10 km/h, from the ENE
  • Swell 1.7m @ 8s, from the E

Direction, against this spot's best

NESW
Swell
From the E In its window Best from the E
Wind
From the ENE Onshore Best from the W, offshore

The coloured bands are this spot's best swell and wind. The two badges are today. The spot faces E.

In the water

Water
24°CBoardies
UV
LowA touch of sunscreen
Board
Fish or Mid-length
Best window
6:00 pm

Heads-up

  • Tide turning in ~13 min — conditions will shift

A surf contest is a test of your skill against the other oke's luck.

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New: if a cam goes down, we'll tell you straight away and point you to the nearest live cam. We use additional technology for monitoring.

Doesn't Hurt to Take a Squiz?

6ft 88 kJ · Small

10 km/h onshore making it messy, 1.7m @ 8s, short period — expect punchy sets, but tide is wrong for this spot — improves in 13 min.

The cam has the final word.

Offshore wind (land to sea) grooms the faces clean. Onshore chops them up. Under about 10 km/h it hardly matters: basically glass.Wind
10 km/h from the ENE Onshore
1.7m @ 8s reads: a 1.7 metre swell out at sea, 8 seconds between waves. 12s and longer is proper groundswell; under 10s is local windswell. The feet is the wave face you'll see at the spot.Swell
1.7m @ 8s from the E · ≈ 6ft face
Size and period in one number: the real "is it worth it?" gauge. Long period hits harder than the same size at short period.Tiny< 40 kJbasically flatSmall40–100 kJsmall · todayModerate100–180 kJfunSolid180–450 kJpunchyHeavy450+ kJsolid respectSheltered means a headland or bay blocks part of the swell: the first number is what reaches the spot.Energy
88 kJ Small Sheltered · 104 kJ offshore
Pushing in or draining out, and when it turns. Most banks have a favourite tide.Tide
High / Rising High in 13 min
Light 4:54 am to 6:25 pm (dark hours shaded)
10:22am4:29pm10:43pmNow
4:22am10:22am4:29pm10:43pm4:52amNow

About this spot

Best tide
Low
Best season
Year round
Sharky
Nope
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