Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Prestons today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Prestons at 11PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Prestons. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46PM3.05m | 8:34AM2.54m | 8:50PM3.12m | 9:37AM2.62m | 9:52PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.02m | 2:28PM0.27m | 3:20AM-0.08m | 3:30PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 8 | — | SE 10 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 355 | 359 | 156 | 117 | 138 | 183 | 183 | 313 | 368 | 125 | 138 | 151 | 204 | 650 | 642 | 648 | 563 | 370 | 359 |
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