
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
109 | 104 | 60 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
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 | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:14PM0.23m | 6:51AM0.22m | 8:14PM0.23m | 2:15AM0.15m | 8:14AM0.22m | 9:14PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.11m | 00:05AM0.15m | 1:16PM0.12m | 1:21AM0.15m | 3:19AM0.15m | 3:40PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
109 | 104 | 60 | 59 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 4 | S 5 | E 9 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 9 | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | E 8 | NE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 19 | 14 | — | — | 13 | 33 | 61 | 55 | 49 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 32 | 43 | 347 | 505 | 137 | 137 | 0 | 151 | 43 | 321 | 485 | 446 | 431 | 623 | 313 | 664 | 808 | 1429 | 459 |
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