
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napatree Jetty today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Napatree Jetty at 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Napatree Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 43 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:42AM0.99m | 11:06PM1.02m | 11:34AM0.98m | 11:56PM0.95m | 12:27PM0.96m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:03AM-0.03m | 4:48PM-0.02m | 5:42AM-0.02m | 5:40PM0.02m | 6:18AM0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 |
19 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | NW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 10 | 22 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 16 | 24 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 9 | 19 | 23 | 43 | 71 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 1091 | 1711 | 1091 | 41 | 44 | 1091 | 645 | 645 | 2528 | 645 | 681 | 645 | 1091 | 1751 | 645 | 653 | 3438 | 2741 | 354 | 480 | 615 |
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