Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 18 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.24m | 5:44PM0.23m | 4:35AM0.23m | 6:38PM0.23m | 6:08AM0.22m | 7:32PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.12m | 11:36PM0.17m | 12:38PM0.13m | 1:08AM0.17m | 1:41PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | ESE 9 | E 9 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 7 | 30 | 39 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | NNE 6 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 21 | 18 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 14 | SE 4 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 11 | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 586 | 623 | 848 | 1164 | 897 | 374 | 138 | 897 | 906 | 906 | 1133 | 1755 | 1295 | 1059 | 897 | 0 | 154 | 381 | 43 | 737 | 43 | 43 | 469 |
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