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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 9PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 23°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 71 | 29 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.54m | 11:45PM1.35m | 12:20PM1.49m | 00:35AM1.25m | 1:07PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM0.18m | 5:39AM0.15m | 6:20PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.26m | 7:19PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 9 | SE 7 |
53 | 28 | 21 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | — | 8 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
— | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | — | S 6 | — | — | SE 9 |
— | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 71 | 29 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 46 | 44 | 218 | 55 | 55 | 14 | 46 | 4 | 55 | 176 | 204 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 145 | 863 | 396 | 10 |
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