Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Point today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Point at 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 50 | 30 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 107 | 133 | 207 | 295 | 369 | 530 | 640 | 705 | 833 | 1183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 00:22AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.72m | 1:20AM0.53m | 1:57PM0.70m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45PM0.25m | 6:13AM0.23m | 7:43PM0.27m | 7:12AM0.25m | 8:41PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 15 | 107 | 133 | 207 | 295 | 369 | 530 | 640 | 705 | 833 | 1183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 6 | — | SW 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 21 | 44 | 50 | 3 | 15 | 54 | 99 | 78 | 127 | 128 | 99 | 91 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 116 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1167 | 620 | 609 | 723 | 817 | 873 | 873 | 900 | 900 | 906 | 1059 | 1608 | 1608 | 1000 | 727 | 727 | 129 | 129 | 122 |
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