Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at L Jetty today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 9PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 84mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:55PM1.39m | 2:18AM1.11m | 2:47PM1.35m | 3:16AM1.09m | 3:43PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM0.37m | 8:20AM0.40m | 9:26PM0.37m | 9:22AM0.40m | 10:20PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 28 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 7 | 6 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 17 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 23 | 61 | 45 | 44 | 41 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 33 | 36 | 43 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 66 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 1310 | 396 | 389 | 443 | 396 | 403 | 403 | 863 | 3352 | 1020 | 443 | 396 | 403 | 171 | 478 | 478 | 351 | 126 | 40 | 32 |
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