
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Columbia St today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Columbia St at 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Columbia St. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 37 | 57 | 67 | 87 | 104 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 29 | 45 | 88 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.53m | 5:46AM1.12m | 6:22PM1.60m | 6:43AM1.18m | 7:15PM1.65m | 7:38AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55AM-0.09m | 00:07AM0.04m | 11:53AM-0.12m | 1:05AM-0.02m | 12:52PM-0.15m | 2:00AM-0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | 8:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 10 | 14 | 12 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 31 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 4 | E 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
36 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 31 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 29 | 23 | 50 | 35 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | NE 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 4 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | E 7 | S 6 | S 6 |
2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 33 | 32 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
72 | 37 | 57 | 67 | 87 | 104 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 45 | 88 | 65 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 98 | 137 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 561 | 43 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 43 | 475 | 377 | 33 | 33 | 91 |
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