
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 1st Street Jetty today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 1st Street Jetty at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 1st Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.09m | 9:30PM1.37m | 10:03AM1.13m | 10:21PM1.30m | 10:58AM1.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08AM-0.15m | 3:06PM-0.12m | 3:57AM-0.14m | 4:01PM-0.08m | 4:47AM-0.12m | 5:01PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | E 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
9 | 8 | 30 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 8 | ESE 5 | E 16 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | SE 5 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | E 16 | ESE 5 | E 16 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | E 10 |
15 | 15 | — | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 2 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | — | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 79 | 79 | 140 | 593 | 481 | 485 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 539 | 570 | 570 | 1148 | 613 | 355 | 2093 | 570 | 1230 | 2696 | 1238 | 1365 | 2210 | 1176 |
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