Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at North Side today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for North Side at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at North Side. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 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) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
335 | 320 | 265 | 223 | 223 | 191 | 191 | 191 | 160 | 160 | 156 | 187 | 157 | 156 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 195 | 195 | 9 | 195 | 165 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:58AM0.32m | 11:00PM0.27m | 12:56PM0.32m | 11:17PM0.25m | 1:54PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.10m | 5:43PM0.19m | 5:30AM0.08m | 6:51PM0.21m | 6:09AM0.06m | 8:27PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | NNE 10 | E 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 7 |
12 | 7 | 7 | 223 | 223 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 160 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 157 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 202 | 195 | 165 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SSE 5 | NNE 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 15 | E 15 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 |
7 | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 5 | — | — | E 8 |
335 | 320 | 265 | — | — | 191 | 191 | 191 | — | 160 | 156 | 187 | — | 156 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 195 | 195 | 42 | — | — | 137 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 183 | 24 | 897 | 379 | 26 | 180 | 177 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 178 | 178 | 178 | 176 | 177 | 169 | 141 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
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