
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lockjoint today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
589 | 532 | 525 | 444 | 394 | 326 | 357 | 311 | 248 | 240 | 197 | 193 | 158 | 147 | 145 | 147 | 114 | 69 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.60m | 5:40AM1.47m | 5:54PM1.56m | 6:26AM1.40m | 6:37PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.04m | 11:30AM0.17m | 00:04AM0.09m | 12:13PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 29 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 12 |
589 | 532 | 525 | 444 | 394 | 326 | 357 | 311 | 248 | 240 | 197 | 193 | 158 | 147 | 145 | 147 | 114 | 69 | 91 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
11 | — | 18 | 16 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 30 | 56 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 117 | 146 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 146 | 1 | 1 |
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