Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Hunting Island today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Hunting Island at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Hunting Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 37°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 35 | 79 | 57 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross |
High Tide | 11:36AM2.05m | 11:46PM1.98m | 12:25PM1.99m | 00:33AM1.85m | 1:13PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.06m | 5:49AM0.03m | 6:23PM0.20m | 6:30AM0.14m | 7:11PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 35 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 35 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
5 | 16 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 79 | 57 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 706 | 706 | 2292 | 244 | 302 | 643 | 302 | 162 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 706 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 162 | 162 | 243 | 243 | 162 | 64 |
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