Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Myrtle/27th Avenue South today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Myrtle/27th Avenue South at 4AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Myrtle/27th Avenue South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 34 | 51 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22AM1.18m | 3:05PM1.44m | 3:13AM1.14m | 3:56PM1.43m | 4:05AM1.13m | 4:48PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.24m | 9:24PM0.33m | 9:20AM0.27m | 10:27PM0.34m | 10:21AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SW 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 2 | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 33 | 28 | — | 18 | 24 | 34 | 51 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 519 | 519 | 786 | 825 | 934 | 873 | 817 | 1211 | 1211 | 1211 | 592 | 1218 | 1218 | 1636 | 2566 | 325 | 1635 | 290 | 27 | 72 | 29 | 27 | 73 | 364 |
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