Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Out Front 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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Out Front at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Out Front. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 44 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:09AM0.93m | 2:41PM1.11m | 3:02AM0.89m | 3:33PM1.09m | 4:00AM0.87m | 4:30PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25AM0.25m | 9:30PM0.29m | 9:27AM0.29m | 10:32PM0.28m | 10:28AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | SE 13 | ESE 8 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | — | E 15 | E 15 | NNE 4 | E 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | SE 13 |
1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | ENE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 22 | 44 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 13 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 335 | 393 | 640 | 1418 | 670 | 643 | 52 | 41 | 296 | 393 | 1108 | 3052 | 1243 | 938 | 670 | 222 | 200 | 1143 | 200 | 1059 | 3 | 41 | 200 |
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