Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 8th Street Jetty today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty at 4AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 8th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 38 | 40 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 62 | 74 | 100 | 144 | 225 | 310 | 355 | 397 | 517 | 587 | 675 | 805 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.05m | 4:49AM0.88m | 5:10PM1.08m | 5:46AM0.94m | 6:04PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:28PM0.27m | 11:31AM0.30m | 00:17AM0.21m | 12:23PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 38 | 40 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 9 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 12 | — | — | 2 | 24 | 62 | 74 | 100 | 144 | 225 | 310 | 355 | 397 | 517 | 587 | 675 | 805 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 67 | 4 | 8 | 113 | 287 | 337 | 401 | 975 | 1098 | 1100 | 1100 | 541 | 1098 | 1105 | 1021 | 1434 | 541 | 540 |
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