Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 9AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, near gales from the NE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 113 | 108 | 102 | 65 | 72 | 52 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 167 | 199 | 266 | 306 | 387 | 537 | 709 | 732 | 817 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:39AM0.91m | 4:08PM1.21m | 4:47AM0.95m | 5:06PM1.25m | 5:38AM1.02m | 5:53PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.50m | 10:37PM0.45m | 10:20AM0.47m | 11:26PM0.39m | 11:16AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 65 | 72 | 52 | 35 | 40 | 44 | 46 | 46 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 113 | 108 | 102 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 4 | — | 1 | 18 | 64 | 69 | 69 | 167 | 199 | 266 | 306 | 387 | 537 | 709 | 732 | 817 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 560 | 560 | 560 | 487 | 560 | 560 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 183 | 308 | 949 | 998 | 1075 | 998 | 619 | 357 | 357 | 1082 | 1082 | 290 | 1571 | 388 |
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