Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastguard Beach today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastguard Beach at 1PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Coastguard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:35AM2.90m | 11:50PM3.26m | 12:26PM3.00m | 00:42AM3.24m | 1:14PM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.06m | 5:36PM0.30m | 6:13AM0.02m | 6:29PM0.23m | 7:01AM0.04m | 7:20PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | N 4 | N 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | E 8 | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 6 | SE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | S 6 | S 6 | N 4 | E 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 7 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | N 3 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 24 | — | 18 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 611 | 1816 | 2608 | 3482 | 514 | 512 | 486 | 486 | 436 | 400 | 308 | 205 | 167 | 180 | 205 | 611 | 486 | 620 | 2611 | 842 | 613 | 66 | 613 |
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