Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at First Beach (Wizard Beach) today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for First Beach (Wizard Beach) at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at First Beach (Wizard Beach). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 410 | 367 | 294 | 287 | 252 | 240 | 219 | 239 | 251 | 251 | 270 | 251 | 257 | 264 | 299 | 291 | 284 | 221 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:50PM0.43m | 7:15AM0.22m | 6:30PM0.42m | 8:18AM0.20m | 7:11PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM0.08m | 11:36AM0.15m | 1:46AM0.07m | 11:58AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 410 | 367 | 294 | 287 | 252 | 240 | 219 | 239 | 251 | 251 | 270 | 251 | 257 | 264 | 299 | 291 | 284 | 221 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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