Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 4AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 34°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 52 | 51 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:22PM0.93m | 7:39AM0.70m | 8:12PM0.93m | 8:32AM0.74m | 9:00PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM-0.02m | 1:43PM-0.11m | 2:37AM-0.05m | 2:37PM-0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 11 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 14 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 7 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 52 | 51 | 17 | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 20 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 28 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1936 | 1512 | 1608 | 41 | 47 | 47 | 900 | 900 | 639 | 1608 | 1482 | 1608 | 47 | 34 | 773 | 834 | 2055 | 1510 | 1532 |
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