Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Monahans Dock today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Monahans Dock at 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Monahans Dock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 78 | 85 | 89 | 78 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 89 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 25 | 19 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:52AM1.12m | 00:10AM0.94m | 12:41PM1.05m | 00:59AM0.86m | 1:31PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.15m | 5:42AM0.12m | 6:51PM0.22m | 6:17AM0.18m | 8:05PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
2 | 6 | 85 | 89 | 78 | 64 | 70 | 75 | 89 | 47 | 47 | 51 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 41 | 42 | 22 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 6 |
— | 1 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 14 | — | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
67 | 78 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 8 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 106 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 51 | 609 | 166 | 217 |
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