Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 96mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 135 | 114 | 92 | 104 | 53 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 182 | 237 | 326 | 474 | 515 | 515 | 422 | 457 | 462 | 462 | 452 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:05AM0.23m | 4:42PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.23m | 5:42PM0.20m | 4:25AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.08m | 11:21PM0.13m | 12:23PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 135 | 135 | 114 | 92 | 73 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 25 | 27 | 20 | — | 39 | 38 | 38 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | ESE 8 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | WNW 3 | — | SW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 244 | 2 | — | 178 | 104 | 53 | 64 | 65 | 88 | 100 | 87 | 97 | 156 | 182 | 237 | 326 | 474 | 515 | 515 | 422 | 457 | 462 | 462 | 452 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1059 | 1295 | 809 | 256 | 809 | 1046 | 1046 | 1046 | 511 | 404 | 713 | 551 | 137 | 354 | 137 | 137 | 343 | 137 |
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