
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at L Jetty today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for L Jetty at 2PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at L Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 14 | E 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 102 | 206 | 77 | 60 | 48 | 52 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:20AM1.53m | 11:30PM1.53m | 12:12PM1.51m | 00:20AM1.42m | 1:01PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM-0.10m | 5:10PM0.08m | 5:40AM-0.02m | 6:02PM0.17m | 6:26AM0.08m | 7:00PM0.26m | |||||||||||||||||
5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | E 13 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 12 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 3 | 94 | 77 | 60 | 48 | 52 | 38 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | N 3 | N 3 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 3 | E 12 | E 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 7 | W 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NNE 2 | — | E 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 46 | 102 | 206 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 35 | 38 | 37 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 863 | 996 | 1310 | 2422 | 2904 | 105 | 773 | 183 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 55 | 204 | 228 | 996 | 228 |
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