Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at L Jetty today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- 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 9AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| 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 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.35m | 12:20PM1.49m | 00:35AM1.25m | 1:07PM1.43m | 1:25AM1.17m | 1:55PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.15m | 6:20PM0.27m | 6:22AM0.26m | 7:19PM0.34m | 7:16AM0.35m | 8:24PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 13 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 9 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | SE 9 | E 6 | — | E 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 46 | 70 | 75 | 55 | 204 | 228 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 149 | 714 | 393 | 393 | 389 | 3 | 3 | 181 | 403 | 443 | 404 | 396 |
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