Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 8th Street Jetty today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty at 12AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 8th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42AM0.99m | 2:16PM1.13m | 2:32AM0.92m | 3:04PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.20m | 8:11AM0.19m | 9:05PM0.26m | 9:04AM0.26m | 10:09PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 |
6 | 12 | 19 | 18 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 16 |
1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 307 | 105 | 63 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 279 | 507 | 507 | 469 | 119 | 162 | 59 | 170 | 250 | 509 | 490 | 59 |
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