Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 1st Street Jetty today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for 1st Street Jetty at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 1st Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | E 13 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.09m | 2:43AM0.81m | 3:36PM1.08m | 3:57AM0.81m | 4:32PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.34m | 8:48AM0.31m | 10:14PM0.35m | 9:46AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | E 14 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 8 |
1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 16 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 14 | NNE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 3 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 |
— | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 |
— | 3 | 21 | 30 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 767 | 1295 | 802 | 767 | 851 | 802 | 809 | 809 | 1230 | 2964 | 1387 | 851 | 698 | 243 | 140 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 288 |
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