
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Modrono today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Modrono at 3PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Modrono. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 155 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 82 | 115 | 115 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 7:20AM2.77m | 7:50PM2.52m | 8:02AM2.56m | 8:40PM2.33m | 8:54AM2.38m | 9:44PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.63m | 1:52AM0.88m | 2:26PM0.82m | 2:42AM1.07m | 3:25PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 206 | 155 | 144 | 140 | 138 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 84 | 83 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
29 | 28 | 42 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 80 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
51 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 61 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 69 | 115 | 115 | 116 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 47 | 44 | 51 | — | — | — | 39 | 53 | 45 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 150 | 0 | 0 |
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