Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 11PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 8:12PM0.93m | 8:32AM0.74m | 9:00PM0.90m | 9:22AM0.77m | 9:45PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM-0.05m | 2:37PM-0.10m | 3:21AM-0.06m | 3:30PM-0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 |
11 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 8 |
— | — | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 |
— | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 |
12 | 15 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 900 | 905 | 1482 | 1761 | 1608 | 828 | 1803 | 787 | 784 | 798 | 828 | 1482 | 1778 | 177 | 2055 | 2626 | 2703 | 183 | 12 |
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