Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 9AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 34°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 35 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 35 | 27 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | off |
High Tide | 10:59AM0.78m | 11:14PM0.72m | 11:48AM0.77m | 11:59PM0.64m | 12:38PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM-0.02m | 5:13PM0.04m | 5:26AM0.02m | 6:05PM0.10m | 6:08AM0.06m | 7:02PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 73 | 72 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 76 | 12 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 5 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | E 3 |
2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | — | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 48 | 46 | 46 | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 885 | 1766 | 885 | 672 | 885 | 2649 | 629 | 672 | 1761 | 260 | 476 | 397 | 397 | 551 | 435 | 397 | 191 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 723 | 46 | 0 |
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