Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Lockjoint today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Lockjoint at 6AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Lockjoint. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1139 | 1110 | 1087 | 1175 | 1159 | 1332 | 1068 | 1023 | 889 | 943 | 971 | 957 | 833 | 867 | 711 | 528 | 572 | 555 | 464 | 417 | 456 | 376 | 382 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31AM1.33m | 6:38PM1.36m | 7:10AM1.22m | 7:19PM1.22m | 7:55AM1.11m | 8:08PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.15m | 12:16PM0.31m | 00:45AM0.26m | 12:56PM0.41m | 1:28AM0.38m | 1:45PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1139 | 1110 | 1087 | 1175 | 1159 | 1332 | 1068 | 1023 | 889 | 943 | 971 | 957 | 833 | 867 | 711 | 528 | 572 | 555 | 464 | 417 | 456 | 376 | 382 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 30 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1318 | 1166 | 146 | 19 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 1327 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 1305 | 1327 | 117 | 117 |
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