Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:00PM0.90m | 9:22AM0.77m | 9:45PM0.85m | 10:11AM0.79m | 10:30PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM-0.10m | 3:21AM-0.06m | 3:30PM-0.07m | 4:04AM-0.05m | 4:21PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 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 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | SE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
1 | 1 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
6 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1610 | 1845 | 798 | 1482 | 1608 | 1610 | 2055 | 2703 | 1610 | 147 | 1766 | 1610 | 34 | 47 | 885 | 2649 | 2792 | 1752 | 177 |
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