Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Lauderdale 14th Street today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Lauderdale 14th Street at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Fort Lauderdale 14th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:20PM0.88m | 00:28AM0.77m | 1:08PM0.83m | 1:15AM0.71m | 2:00PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.12m | 6:48AM0.06m | 7:26PM0.18m | 7:42AM0.11m | 8:24PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 35 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 8 | S 3 | — | E 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 3 | — | NE 6 | N 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 6 | — | — | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 10 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 9 |
4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | NW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 5 | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 2 |
— | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 222 | 301 | 301 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 316 | 316 | 411 |
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