Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Kingston today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Kingston at 3AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+12) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Kingston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1555 | 1289 | 1112 | 1098 | 886 | 863 | 921 | 778 | 1223 | 1626 | 1772 | 1883 | 1811 | 1620 | 1599 | 1393 | 1161 | 1130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.91m | 10:01AM1.61m | 10:34PM1.88m | 10:46AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12AM0.46m | 4:07PM0.32m | 4:55AM0.46m | 4:52PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1555 | 1289 | 1112 | 1098 | 886 | 863 | 921 | 778 | 1223 | 1626 | 1772 | 1883 | 1811 | 1620 | 1599 | 1393 | 1161 | 1130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 21 | SE 20 | ESE 20 | SW 10 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 45 | 28 | 175 | 107 | 253 | 145 | 427 | 547 | 522 | 655 | 726 | 757 | 729 | 822 | 791 | 750 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 21 | SE 21 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 19 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SSW 23 | SSW 22 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 112 | 29 | 6 | 322 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 298 | 823 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 228 | 258 | 331 | 429 | 560 | 616 | 600 | 682 | 840 | 1024 | 1174 | 1159 | 1372 | 1372 | 1270 | 1270 | 1255 | 1083 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 748 | 748 | 748 | 748 | 748 | 744 | 736 | 748 | 748 | 748 | 744 | 748 | 744 | 744 | 747 | 744 | 747 | 747 |
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