
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 6AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 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 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
119 | 115 | 115 | 100 | 83 | 47 | 27 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 42 | 44 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:18AM0.49m | 4:11PM0.70m | 4:17AM0.47m | 5:04PM0.72m | 5:12AM0.47m | 5:53PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.09m | 10:50PM0.19m | 10:12AM0.10m | 11:45PM0.17m | 11:03AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 47 | 27 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 42 | 41 | 51 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | E 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 21 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | NE 6 | E 6 | SE 9 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
119 | 115 | 115 | 100 | 83 | — | 1 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 39 | 44 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 52 | 20 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 259 | 402 | 515 | 41 | 0 | 46 | 203 | 99 | 47 | 0 | 101 | 179 | 157 | 79 | 41 | 41 | 37 | 12 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 34 |
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