Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Out Front today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Out Front at 10PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Out Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 20°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | 41 | 49 | 107 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 36 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:41PM1.11m | 3:02AM0.89m | 3:33PM1.09m | 4:00AM0.87m | 4:30PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:30PM0.29m | 9:27AM0.29m | 10:32PM0.28m | 10:28AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | SE 3 | ENE 6 |
18 | 18 | 7 | 28 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 28 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 4 | E 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 8 | SSE 3 |
— | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
19 | 41 | 49 | 107 | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | — | 8 | — | — | 22 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 640 | 1418 | 670 | 640 | 719 | 670 | 678 | 678 | 1108 | 3097 | 1266 | 719 | 670 | 376 | 254 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 134 |
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