
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 5th Street today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 5th Street at 2PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 5th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
108 | 102 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 40 | 26 | 41 | 30 | 41 | 56 | 66 | 67 | 120 | 158 | 205 | 229 | 293 | 376 | 471 | 526 | 608 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:27AM0.88m | 3:59PM1.10m | 4:36AM0.91m | 5:02PM1.12m | 5:39AM0.98m | 5:59PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:49AM0.37m | 10:42PM0.27m | 10:50AM0.33m | 11:33PM0.21m | 11:44AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 5 | 70 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 40 | 26 | 41 | 30 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
108 | 102 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 7 | — | 3 | 31 | 56 | 66 | 67 | 120 | 158 | 205 | 229 | 293 | 376 | 471 | 526 | 608 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 543 | 543 | 506 | 776 | 1432 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 290 | 302 | 968 | 968 | 971 | 1094 | 1094 | 544 | 960 | 960 | 1102 | 3115 | 2360 | 461 |
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