
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 13 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 42 | 26 | 40 | 85 | 84 | 70 | 155 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 198 | 236 | 640 | 730 | 847 | 743 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:00AM0.59m | 5:30PM0.75m | 5:46AM0.64m | 6:11PM0.78m | 6:27AM0.70m | 6:50PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16PM0.23m | 10:58AM0.18m | 11:56PM0.19m | 11:48AM0.14m | 00:31AM0.15m | 12:34PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 15 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 14 | SE 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 13 | 5 | 84 | 70 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | 384 | 198 | 143 | 640 | 730 | 847 | 743 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | SE 5 | — | E 17 | E 8 | — | E 15 | E 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | — | SE 10 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
12 | 11 | 2 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 42 | 26 | 40 | 85 | 12 | 26 | 155 | 298 | 330 | 388 | 483 | 534 | 77 | 169 | 236 | 102 | 74 | 72 | 61 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 710 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 900 | 238 | 2622 | 817 | 129 | 12 | 873 | 886 | 1904 | 2167 | 1610 | 887 | 723 | 902 | 885 | 900 | 885 | 885 | 885 | 139 |
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