Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 1st street today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 1st street at 3PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 1st street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 |
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38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.10m | 1:26AM0.86m | 2:03PM1.06m | 2:15AM0.82m | 2:57PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.22m | 7:39PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.26m | 8:32PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 6 | E 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ESE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 171 | 171 | 87 | 644 | 866 | 863 | 866 | 502 | 477 | 428 | 540 | 1207 | 866 | 821 | 73 | 251 | 251 | 916 | 251 | 2755 | 1080 | 1083 | 539 |
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