
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lockjoint today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
114 | 69 | 91 | 111 | 107 | 117 | 117 | 97 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:37PM1.48m | 7:13AM1.31m | 7:21PM1.38m | 8:02AM1.22m | 8:09PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:50AM0.17m | 12:58PM0.35m | 1:37AM0.26m | 1:48PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 6 |
114 | 69 | 91 | 111 | 107 | 117 | 117 | 97 | 90 | 96 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 79 | 76 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
30 | 56 | 58 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 62 | 34 | 54 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 18 | — | SW 17 | WSW 9 |
— | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 6 | — | 12 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 33 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 116 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1166 | 146 | 117 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 117 | 5 | 1166 | 146 | 116 | 116 |
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