Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Greenhill today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 2PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 45 | 59 | 77 | 92 | 106 | 112 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 79 | 86 | 46 | 64 | 65 | 84 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:56AM1.26m | 00:10AM1.06m | 12:42PM1.20m | 00:55AM0.98m | 1:32PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34AM0.13m | 6:13PM0.22m | 6:15AM0.20m | 7:03PM0.30m | 6:59AM0.26m | 7:57PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 6 | 106 | 112 | 98 | 98 | 85 | 79 | 86 | 46 | 64 | 65 | 84 | 44 | 30 | 39 | 42 | 41 | 37 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 5 | 40 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 45 | 59 | 77 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 224 | 171 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 38 | 131 | 131 | 173 |
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