
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lockjoint today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
314 | 263 | 319 | 315 | 282 | 239 | 282 | 242 | 140 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 57 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 11:22AM0.99m | 11:59PM0.99m | 12:26PM1.09m | 00:52AM1.10m | 1:07PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.59m | 5:43PM0.56m | 6:04AM0.52m | 6:38PM0.46m | 6:49AM0.43m | 7:16PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
314 | 263 | 319 | 315 | 282 | 239 | 282 | 242 | 140 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 83 | 78 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 57 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 61 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
— | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | — | 28 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 12 | — | 7 | 16 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | WSW 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 1110 | 1078 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 1078 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 362 | 0 | 1257 | 1318 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
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