Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at L Jetty today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 3AM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 53mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | SSE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 17 | 42 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 40 | 37 | 37 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | — | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 13 | — | — | SE 9 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 40 | — | 37 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 21 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 12 | 136 | 230 | 443 | 863 | 124 | 50 | 1237 | 863 | 75 | 50 | 46 | 495 | 478 | 390 | 109 | 61 | 374 |
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