Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at New Jetty/South Jetty today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for New Jetty/South Jetty at 3PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at New Jetty/South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 55 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:56PM1.49m | 3:37AM0.86m | 2:48PM1.44m | 4:04PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11AM0.61m | 9:34PM0.44m | 7:26AM0.79m | 11:19PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
24 | 146 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 44 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 42 | 41 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 81 | 81 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
142 | 2 | 67 | 104 | 44 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 95 | 85 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
6 | 7 | 44 | 33 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 25 | 22 | 19 | 50 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 27 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 23 | 56 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 94 | 56 | 22 | 0 |
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