Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 8th Street Jetty today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 8th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 103 | 97 | 76 | 139 | 207 | 298 | 361 | 463 | 527 | 490 | 545 | 637 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:27AM0.87m | 1:42PM1.05m | 2:20AM0.86m | 2:35PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM0.23m | 7:28AM0.31m | 8:39PM0.27m | 8:29AM0.35m | 9:43PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 8 | 30 | 26 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 76 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 14 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | — | NW 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 4 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 31 | — | 2 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 103 | 97 | 9 | 139 | 207 | 298 | 361 | 463 | 527 | 490 | 545 | 637 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1169 | 63 | 52 | 1279 | 557 | 331 | 964 | 964 | 964 | 1000 | 964 | 1098 | 1098 | 458 | 168 | 168 | 675 | 675 | 671 |
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