Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastguards today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 15 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.27m | 2:17AM1.01m | 2:48PM1.25m | 3:15AM0.99m | 3:45PM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.34m | 8:20AM0.35m | 9:25PM0.33m | 9:21AM0.35m | 10:19PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 11 | 27 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 21 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | E 7 | S 4 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 12 | — | 12 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 45 | 50 | 41 | — | 40 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 55 | 315 | 1235 | 321 | 220 | 310 | 321 | 328 | 328 | 789 | 1235 | 789 | 789 | 321 | 326 | 168 | 918 | 544 | 1202 | 2 |
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