Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lockjoint today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 7PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 223 | 363 | 160 | 137 | 139 | 89 | 106 | 99 | 198 | 1233 | 1661 | 357 | 347 | 444 | 802 | 790 | 851 | 703 | 735 | 651 | 629 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:56PM0.97m | 8:39AM0.99m | 9:32PM0.94m | 10:13AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30PM0.55m | 1:59AM0.59m | 3:14PM0.60m | 3:49AM0.61m | 4:52PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 223 | — | — | 137 | 139 | 89 | 89 | 79 | 198 | — | — | 357 | 297 | 196 | 802 | 790 | 851 | — | — | 651 | 629 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 87 | 106 | 99 | 40 | — | — | — | 347 | 444 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 38 | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 363 | 160 | 128 | 99 | — | — | — | 105 | 1233 | 1661 | 322 | — | — | — | — | — | 703 | 735 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 1327 | 1363 | 117 | 146 | 116 | 0 | 146 | 1340 | 1327 | 1327 | 1295 | 1166 | 117 | 1135 | 1079 | 1166 | 1318 | 1166 | 146 | 117 |
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