Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lockjoint today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 11AM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 162 | 197 | 232 | 225 | 253 | 336 | 219 | 290 | 227 | 187 | 212 | 184 | 180 | 137 | 130 | 126 | 126 | 140 | 196 | 284 | 277 | 281 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47PM1.40m | 3:05AM1.37m | 3:17PM1.48m | 3:37AM1.43m | 3:46PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.25m | 8:52PM0.19m | 8:59AM0.19m | 9:22PM0.12m | 9:29AM0.16m | 9:52PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 28 | 23 | 26 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 140 | 162 | 197 | 232 | 225 | 253 | 336 | 219 | 290 | 227 | 187 | 212 | 184 | 180 | 137 | 130 | 126 | 126 | 123 | 123 | 145 | 145 | 281 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | — | SW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | W 20 | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 52 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 21 | — | 26 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 140 | 196 | 284 | 277 | 137 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WNW 4 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 6 | — | S 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 24 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 29 | 57 | 74 | 8 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1078 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 117 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 18 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 1166 | 1166 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1135 |
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