
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lockjoint today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
201 | 222 | 273 | 215 | 154 | 149 | 184 | 90 | 50 | 49 | 82 | 79 | 58 | 39 | 32 | 55 | 50 | 34 | 41 | 58 | 59 | 106 | 127 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:20AM1.32m | 1:40PM1.42m | 2:09AM1.44m | 2:24PM1.54m | 2:51AM1.52m | 3:03PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24AM0.25m | 7:52PM0.15m | 8:08AM0.17m | 8:33PM0.05m | 8:46AM0.12m | 9:11PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 32 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 21 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 26 | 30 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
201 | 222 | 273 | 215 | 154 | 149 | 184 | 40 | 45 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 25 | 58 | 59 | 106 | 103 | 125 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | W 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 5 |
25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 90 | 50 | 49 | 82 | 79 | 58 | 30 | 29 | 55 | 50 | 25 | 9 | 25 | 34 | 49 | 127 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 81 | 46 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 41 | 9 | 31 | — | 8 | 160 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 33 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 39 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 117 | 0 | 146 | 1078 | 1288 | 116 | 146 | 1120 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1135 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1295 | 146 | 117 | 18 |
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