Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, gales from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 26 | 40 | 46 | 58 | 61 | 41 | 32 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 41 | 70 | 341 | 1793 | 2202 | 2690 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:50AM0.26m | 2:29PM0.25m | 2:42AM0.26m | 3:19PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.17m | 9:43AM0.16m | 8:21PM0.16m | 10:35AM0.16m | 8:59PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 26 | 40 | 46 | 58 | 61 | 41 | 18 | 42 | 37 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 41 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 37 | 23 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 21 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 16 | 42 | 46 | 48 | 64 | 69 | 34 | 70 | 341 | 1793 | 2202 | 2690 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1059 | 1059 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 138 | 148 | 1046 | 496 | 385 | 406 | 231 | 312 | 711 | 1017 | 1017 | 914 | 895 |
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