Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastguard Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastguard Beach at 9AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Coastguard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 101 | 109 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 104 | 67 | 45 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 69 | 94 | 131 | 324 | 499 | 800 | 1027 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:35AM2.28m | 4:38PM2.50m | 5:30AM2.21m | 5:34PM2.42m | 6:27AM2.20m | 6:32PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM1.01m | 11:13PM0.77m | 11:21AM1.08m | 00:09AM0.83m | 12:21PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 29 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 62 | 207 | 135 | 144 | 101 | 109 | 169 | 215 | 152 | 104 | 67 | 45 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 69 | 94 | 131 | 324 | 499 | 800 | 1027 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1821 | 167 | 167 | 477 | 477 | 477 | 514 | 129 | 611 | 102 | 129 | 132 | 611 | 352 | 852 | 852 | 929 | 139 | 139 | 2456 | 104 | 1134 | 1005 | 618 |
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