Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S 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 3AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 135mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 6 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 219 | 295 | 135 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 72 | 85 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 142 | 182 | 237 | 272 | 398 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:37PM0.19m | 3:05AM0.23m | 4:42PM0.19m | 3:43AM0.23m | 5:42PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.09m | 10:21PM0.12m | 11:38AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | 2 | 14 | 38 | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 135 | 93 | 92 | 94 | 72 | 51 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 2 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | NW 4 | SE 8 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 161 | 219 | 295 | 25 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 85 | 77 | 77 | 119 | 128 | 142 | 182 | 237 | 272 | 398 | 423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 406 | 516 | 0 | 29 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1333 | 731 | 798 | 735 | 640 | 1046 | 1046 | 1046 | 137 | 737 |
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