Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 54 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:10PM0.89m | 10:36AM0.71m | 10:59PM0.83m | 11:31AM0.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44PM-0.12m | 4:37AM-0.09m | 4:40PM-0.06m | 5:24AM-0.07m | 5:36PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 54 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 905 | 740 | 828 | 1766 | 1766 | 1482 | 1485 | 1474 | 1474 | 1512 | 1482 | 873 | 1761 | 1482 | 2633 | 1752 | 672 | 476 | 446 |
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