Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 8th Street Jetty today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for 8th Street Jetty at 1AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s 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 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at 8th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 98mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 47 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 25 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:04PM1.10m | 3:25AM0.88m | 3:56PM1.08m | 4:23AM0.86m | 4:53PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:09PM0.29m | 10:06AM0.29m | 11:11PM0.28m | 11:07AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ENE 5 |
18 | 7 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 14 | SE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — |
6 | 30 | — | 1 | 9 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 47 | — | — | 21 | 13 | 24 | 35 | 25 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1415 | 105 | 20 | 114 | 557 | 964 | 8 | 166 | 1339 | 964 | 188 | 166 | 162 | 380 | 363 | 501 | 3 | 8 | 299 |
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