Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 5th Street today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE 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) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 6AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 5th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.14m | 1:12PM1.24m | 1:22AM1.05m | 1:58PM1.20m | 2:09AM0.98m | 2:48PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:47AM0.11m | 7:23PM0.22m | 7:32AM0.20m | 8:19PM0.28m | 8:25AM0.26m | 9:21PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
18 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ENE 3 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | S 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 11 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 159 | 180 | 184 | 167 | 304 | 330 | 116 | 36 | 23 | 56 | 116 | 250 | 600 | 503 | 404 | 487 | 116 | 116 | 281 | 513 | 554 | 291 | 506 |
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