Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napatree Jetty today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Napatree Jetty at 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napatree Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
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10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:42AM0.97m | 9:08PM1.05m | 9:31AM1.02m | 9:55PM1.04m | 10:20AM1.03m | 10:42PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11AM0.00m | 2:49PM-0.03m | 3:52AM-0.02m | 3:43PM-0.03m | 4:27AM-0.02m | 4:32PM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 14 | SE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 777 | 1707 | 2576 | 3569 | 681 | 679 | 653 | 653 | 274 | 234 | 140 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 44 | 777 | 653 | 787 | 2579 | 707 | 779 | 22 | 779 |
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