Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 1st street today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 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) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 1st street at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 1st street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.06m | 2:15AM0.82m | 2:57PM1.04m | 3:10AM0.80m | 3:53PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.26m | 8:32PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 3 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
28 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 8 | E 7 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | E 13 | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 2 | NW 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 550 | 590 | 821 | 1207 | 866 | 334 | 92 | 866 | 874 | 874 | 1174 | 1733 | 1274 | 1087 | 866 | 46 | 175 | 394 | 3 | 754 | 3 | 3 | 432 |
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