Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 1st Street Jetty today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 1st Street Jetty at 2PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at 1st Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:47PM1.19m | 00:53AM0.93m | 1:34PM1.14m | 1:40AM0.86m | 2:30PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:24AM0.14m | 7:18PM0.26m | 7:06AM0.21m | 8:15PM0.31m | 7:53AM0.27m | 9:17PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 27 | 27 | 59 | 57 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | SE 3 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | E 6 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SW 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 79 | 79 | 140 | 592 | 101 | 140 | 2 | 136 | 136 | 174 | 290 | 802 | 300 | 417 | 417 | 412 | 412 | 460 | 802 | 800 | 767 | 802 |
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