Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastguards today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 8PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SE 15 | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 37 | 27 | 22 | 27 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:45PM1.65m | 8:19AM1.47m | 8:33PM1.62m | 9:08AM1.49m | 9:21PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28PM-0.07m | 2:13AM-0.17m | 2:20PM-0.09m | 2:59AM-0.18m | 3:10PM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NW 3 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SE 15 | — | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | E 13 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 8 | 17 | 37 | — | 22 | 27 | 17 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 921 | 797 | 825 | 825 | 797 | 923 | 72 | 2325 | 369 | 3425 | 326 | 108 | 2337 | 2337 | 921 | 736 | 589 | 3267 | 3397 | 724 | 725 |
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