Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 4PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 69 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11AM0.79m | 10:30PM0.79m | 10:59AM0.78m | 11:14PM0.72m | 11:48AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:21PM-0.02m | 4:45AM-0.02m | 5:13PM0.04m | 5:26AM0.02m | 6:05PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 |
11 | 11 | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 13 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
— | — | 11 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 69 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 26 | 34 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2633 | 2649 | 2658 | 1799 | 813 | 885 | 1766 | 672 | 672 | 2167 | 673 | 672 | 900 | 47 | 900 | 47 | 271 | 206 | 206 | 397 | 0 |
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