Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Greenhill today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Greenhill at 5AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Greenhill. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 44 | 73 | 97 | 119 | 219 | 233 | 175 | 152 | 127 | 114 | 97 | 100 | 84 | 64 | 65 | 50 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:28PM1.16m | 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 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 175 | 152 | 127 | 114 | 97 | 100 | 84 | 64 | 65 | 50 | 66 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SE 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 |
| kJ | 22 | 44 | 73 | 97 | 119 | 219 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1510 | 339 | 224 | 161 | 126 | 66 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 38 | 38 | 173 | 150 |
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