Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 17th Street Boardwalk today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for 17th Street Boardwalk at 10AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at 17th Street Boardwalk. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:10AM1.88m | 2:53PM2.10m | 3:01AM1.83m | 3:43PM2.09m | 3:53AM1.82m | 4:36PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.36m | 9:30PM0.53m | 9:21AM0.41m | 10:27PM0.54m | 10:16AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 34 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
20 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 16 | ESE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
— | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 14 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | E 14 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 713 | 713 | 833 | 888 | 713 | 1468 | 697 | 697 | 610 | 1218 | 1926 | 2254 | 1412 | 113 | 1412 | 216 | 117 | 1508 | 658 | 256 | 193 | 193 | 216 |
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