Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastguards today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastguards at 1PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Coastguards. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 149 | 150 | 113 | 77 | 59 | 65 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 69 | 59 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.41m | 11:45PM1.24m | 12:20PM1.36m | 00:34AM1.15m | 1:08PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01AM0.02m | 5:30PM0.15m | 5:41AM0.12m | 6:20PM0.24m | 6:25AM0.22m | 7:19PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 21 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 150 | 113 | 77 | 59 | 65 | 68 | 62 | 64 | 70 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 69 | 59 | 43 | 41 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 48 | 17 | 12 | 10 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 30 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 113 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 168 | 60 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 131 | 65 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 133 | 99 | 83 | 65 |
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