Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at L Jetty today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 65 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 32 | 37 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 28 | 16 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.54m | 11:45PM1.35m | 12:20PM1.49m | 00:35AM1.25m | 1:07PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.04m | 5:30PM0.18m | 5:39AM0.15m | 6:20PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.26m | 7:19PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | S 4 |
3 | 65 | 44 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 32 | 37 | 23 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | E 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 |
— | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | ESE 9 |
— | — | — | 9 | 17 | 11 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | SSE 2 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSW 4 |
75 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 28 | 3 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 145 | 204 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 206 | 29 | 9 | 3 |
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