Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
84 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 45 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 54 | 38 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 11:28PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.23m | 11:55PM0.27m | 12:00PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.12m | 6:53AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.12m | 7:29AM0.15m | 6:52PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | N 5 |
84 | 82 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 18 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 45 | 58 | 44 | 44 | 54 | 38 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | N 4 | ESE 8 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 55 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 45 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 8 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 4 | SSW 5 | SE 5 |
3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 21 | 15 | — | 19 | 25 | 25 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1046 | 428 | 137 | 92 | 137 | 61 | 43 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 |
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