
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Napatree Jetty today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Napatree Jetty at 11AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Napatree Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 64 | 122 | 139 | 141 | 92 | 92 | 108 | 88 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:34AM0.98m | 11:56PM0.95m | 12:27PM0.96m | 00:47AM0.88m | 1:19PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM-0.02m | 5:40PM0.02m | 6:18AM0.01m | 6:31PM0.07m | 6:54AM0.04m | 7:25PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 141 | 92 | 92 | 108 | 88 | 66 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 2 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 64 | 122 | 139 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 645 | 2394 | 2528 | 645 | 645 | 645 | 653 | 655 | 655 | 1091 | 1091 | 2601 | 216 | 343 | 433 | 393 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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