Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at L Jetty today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 88 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 7:00PM1.55m | 7:25AM1.38m | 7:37PM1.59m | 8:01AM1.45m | 8:12PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.18m | 1:15AM0.08m | 1:23PM0.13m | 1:54AM0.03m | 2:06PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 |
17 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 40 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 38 | 88 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 18 | 42 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 |
3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | S 6 | — | S 5 | S 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 15 | — | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | — |
— | — | 2 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 32 | 54 | 60 | 62 | 52 | 42 | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 181 | 996 | 863 | 204 | 206 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 1199 | 1199 | 1199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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