Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Myrtle/27th Avenue South today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Myrtle/27th Avenue South at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Myrtle/27th Avenue South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | off | off |
High Tide | 11:49PM1.45m | 12:30PM1.55m | 00:38AM1.34m | 1:22PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.08m | 6:10AM0.05m | 6:39PM0.16m | 6:51AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
10 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 18 | 28 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SSW 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 19 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2207 | 470 | 825 | 825 | 469 | 121 | 581 | 543 | 694 | 807 | 755 | 761 | 351 | 9 | 64 | 314 | 329 | 9 | 9 |
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