Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastguard Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastguard Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coastguard Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM2.78m | 4:52AM2.46m | 5:08PM2.66m | 5:47AM2.31m | 6:01PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.62m | 10:42PM0.56m | 10:51AM0.79m | 11:37PM0.68m | 11:42AM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
23 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | — | — | N 3 |
— | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | ESE 9 | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — |
7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 66 | 66 | 66 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 132 | 132 | 102 | 104 | 11 | 10 | 132 | 132 | 929 | 17 | 132 | 11 |
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