
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napatree Jetty today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Napatree Jetty at 3AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Napatree Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
165 | 188 | 188 | 101 | 84 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:30AM0.62m | 1:52PM0.68m | 2:19AM0.60m | 2:43PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.20m | 7:00AM0.18m | 8:09PM0.23m | 8:00AM0.21m | 9:39PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
3 | 153 | 136 | 101 | 84 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 13 | — | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 9 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | S 7 | S 6 | E 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 |
165 | 188 | 188 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | 13 | 21 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1177 | 206 | 27 | 1595 | 241 | 6 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 681 | 645 | 777 | 777 | 132 | 146 | 144 | 993 | 993 | 989 |
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