Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Myrtle/27th Avenue South today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for North Myrtle/27th Avenue South at 8AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 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 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 11 | 14 | 45 | 19 | 18 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:01PM1.58m | 11:39AM1.59m | 11:49PM1.45m | 12:30PM1.55m | 00:38AM1.34m | 1:22PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM-0.01m | 5:51PM0.08m | 6:10AM0.05m | 6:39PM0.16m | 6:51AM0.12m | 7:29PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 10 |
4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | E 4 | S 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 45 | 10 | 18 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 12 | E 6 | SE 11 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 19 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 807 | 1746 | 807 | 519 | 807 | 2508 | 470 | 519 | 1740 | 409 | 620 | 543 | 543 | 695 | 581 | 543 | 358 | 9 | 52 | 52 | 168 | 579 | 9 | 0 |
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