Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Shoal today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Shoal at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Shoal. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
899 | 772 | 667 | 539 | 481 | 427 | 379 | 359 | 306 | 343 | 441 | 450 | 480 | 532 | 557 | 573 | 549 | 492 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:30PM0.41m | 4:54AM0.30m | 5:08PM0.42m | 5:55AM0.26m | 5:46PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36PM0.14m | 10:45AM0.16m | 00:32AM0.10m | 11:07AM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
899 | 772 | 667 | 539 | 481 | 427 | 379 | 359 | 306 | 343 | 441 | 450 | 480 | 532 | 557 | 573 | 549 | 492 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 78 | 32 | 32 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 32 |
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