Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at S-Turns today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for S-Turns at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at S-Turns. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 60 | 74 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:37PM0.28m | 11:51AM0.25m | 00:08AM0.28m | 12:38PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.13m | 7:01AM0.15m | 6:45PM0.14m | 7:41AM0.15m | 7:26PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 60 | 74 | 90 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 59 | 56 | 55 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 11 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 11 | E 8 | NE 8 | — | N 4 | E 8 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 26 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 459 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 231 | 424 | 1046 | 1050 | 43 | 849 | 61 | 32 | 256 | 61 | 61 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 |
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