Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 5th Street today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 5th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | 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 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 1:12PM1.24m | 1:22AM1.05m | 1:58PM1.20m | 2:09AM0.98m | 2:48PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.22m | 7:32AM0.20m | 8:19PM0.28m | 8:25AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
20 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 31 | 29 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | NE 4 | — | — | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | — | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 18 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 304 | 305 | 290 | 102 | 70 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 506 | 89 | 500 | 116 | 247 | 167 | 159 | 1412 | 489 | 506 | 488 |
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