Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at L Jetty today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 10PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
33 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:35AM1.25m | 1:07PM1.43m | 1:25AM1.17m | 1:55PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.26m | 7:19PM0.34m | 7:16AM0.35m | 8:24PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SSE 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
33 | 23 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | — |
2 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | SSE 5 | — | E 16 |
6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 2 | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 57 | 176 | 393 | 393 | 358 | 3 | 46 | 40 | 55 | 145 | 396 | 389 | 40 |
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