
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ballston Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Ballston Beach at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ballston Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:03PM2.51m | 5:35AM2.23m | 5:56PM2.53m | 6:35AM2.16m | 6:54PM2.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.14m | 11:26PM0.10m | 11:41AM0.20m | 00:25AM0.10m | 12:38PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
23 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
— | 1 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 33 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 28 | 26 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 184 | 2624 | 482 | 121 | 609 | 380 | 150 | 377 | 485 | 607 | 374 | 123 | 113 | 122 | 122 | 138 | 373 | 377 | 358 | 122 |
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