Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 5AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 53 | 28 | 96 | 54 | 35 | 80 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | 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 | glassy |
High Tide | 10:11AM0.23m | 10:52PM0.27m | 10:48AM0.23m | 11:28PM0.27m | 11:23AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.15m | 5:11PM0.12m | 6:12AM0.15m | 5:50PM0.12m | 6:53AM0.15m | 6:25PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
42 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 53 | 28 | 28 | 54 | 16 | 80 | 84 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 50 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | ESE 7 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | S 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 57 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 15 | NE 6 | E 14 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | 96 | 20 | 16 | — | 15 | 62 | 123 | 94 | 74 | 77 | 65 | 49 | 66 | 47 | 43 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1295 | 664 | 664 | 636 | 664 | 1049 | 737 | 524 | 521 | 12 | 19 | 52 | 92 | 1046 | 292 | 92 | 137 | 60 | 61 | 43 | 61 | 32 | 151 | 0 |
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