Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 7AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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 (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 54 | 35 | 80 | 84 | 64 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 26 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:48AM0.23m | 11:28PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.23m | 11:55PM0.27m | 12:00PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.15m | 5:50PM0.12m | 6:53AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.12m | 7:29AM0.15m | 6:52PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 54 | 31 | 80 | 84 | 64 | 82 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 21 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 30 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 20 | 13 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 10 | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 18 | 59 | 57 | 47 | 29 | 21 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 37 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 0 | 61 | 32 | 911 | 1005 | 837 | 327 | 92 | 137 | 61 | 19 | 32 | 292 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 684 | 0 |
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