
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at L Jetty today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 2PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | E 15 | S 5 | E 15 | S 5 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 13 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM1.54m | 9:47PM1.73m | 10:27AM1.54m | 10:39PM1.64m | 11:20AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM-0.18m | 3:30PM-0.07m | 4:11AM-0.16m | 4:20PM-0.01m | 4:56AM-0.10m | 5:10PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 13 | SE 8 | E 13 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 4 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — |
— | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 |
— | — | — | 4 | 24 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 1310 | 1199 | 1310 | 79 | 145 | 181 | 181 | 2285 | 2590 | 863 | 871 | 1310 | 1548 | 996 | 871 | 874 | 3299 | 2556 | 182 | 505 | 1280 |
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