
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fort Lauderdale 14th Street today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Fort Lauderdale 14th Street at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fort Lauderdale 14th Street. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 31°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 3 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 3 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:58PM0.96m | 8:18AM0.91m | 8:48PM0.98m | 9:10AM0.95m | 9:34PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM-0.03m | 2:29PM-0.14m | 2:59AM-0.07m | 3:18PM-0.13m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 9 |
3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | SSE 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1347 | 898 | 898 | 957 | 953 | 316 | 316 | 316 | 463 | 898 | 989 | 950 | 803 | 898 | 1254 | 1722 | 1577 | 1583 | 1175 |
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