Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 43 | 36 | 38 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:40AM0.50m | 5:23PM0.73m | 5:33AM0.53m | 6:09PM0.76m | 6:19AM0.57m | 6:50PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.23m | 10:34AM0.16m | 11:59PM0.20m | 11:27AM0.13m | 00:41AM0.17m | 12:15PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 30 | 22 | 21 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
18 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 |
7 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
28 | 41 | — | — | — | 28 | 36 | 36 | — | 19 | — | — | 11 | 23 | 31 | 38 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 47 | 157 | 672 | 435 | 448 | 551 | 0 | 616 | 157 | 683 | 577 | 147 | 435 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 46 | 616 | 616 | 616 |
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