Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 2nd Beach today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 2nd Beach at 6PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at 2nd Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | E 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM0.86m | 2:11AM0.73m | 2:44PM0.82m | 3:07AM0.73m | 3:45PM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57PM0.33m | 7:35AM0.29m | 9:41PM0.33m | 8:59AM0.29m | 10:39PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | — | — | E 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 4 | E 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 599 | 599 | 112 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 1173 | 1023 | 154 | 1173 | 894 | 894 | 795 | 1039 | 154 | 1166 | 260 |
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