Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lockjoint today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 1PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 330 | 325 | 222 | 177 | 174 | 145 | 109 | 105 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 154 | 66 | 122 | 110 | 140 | 162 | 194 | 232 | 225 | 253 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.20m | 2:00AM1.20m | 2:17PM1.30m | 2:33AM1.29m | 2:47PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.40m | 7:46PM0.37m | 7:56AM0.32m | 8:20PM0.28m | 8:28AM0.25m | 8:52PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 31 | 28 | 20 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 379 | 330 | 325 | 222 | 177 | 174 | 145 | 109 | 105 | 169 | 166 | 132 | 154 | 59 | 74 | 50 | 140 | 162 | 194 | 232 | 225 | 253 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 16 | W 16 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 44 | 10 | 5 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 9 | 14 | 49 | 75 | 63 | 58 | 110 | 65 | 47 | 37 | 37 | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | — | — | 66 | 122 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | — | SW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 69 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 116 | 1288 | 1166 | 0 | 0 | 1079 | 362 | 1166 | 0 | 0 | 1079 | 1078 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 116 | 146 | 19 |
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