Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastguard Beach today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastguard Beach at 5PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Coastguard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:08PM2.66m | 5:47AM2.31m | 6:01PM2.56m | 6:46AM2.21m | 6:57PM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51AM0.79m | 11:37PM0.68m | 11:42AM0.93m | 00:34AM0.76m | 12:38PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 3 | — | SE 10 | ESE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | — | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 6 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 3 | — | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 |
1 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 132 | 132 | 102 | 129 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 132 | 205 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 10 | 139 | 139 | 477 | 842 | 611 | 477 | 167 |
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