Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 1st street today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 1st street at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at 1st street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 24°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
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13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:15AM0.82m | 2:57PM1.04m | 3:10AM0.80m | 3:53PM1.03m | 4:09AM0.80m | 4:49PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.37m | 10:06AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | ESE 3 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 |
13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 4 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 15 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 874 | 874 | 1174 | 1185 | 1645 | 691 | 439 | 87 | 534 | 540 | 174 | 3 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 240 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 246 | 46 | 46 | 46 |
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