Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 4PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4693 | 3992 | 1278 | 917 | 736 | 621 | 386 | 273 | 136 | 101 | 56 | 40 | 25 | 42 | 60 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | 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 | off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.39m | 8:38PM1.40m | 8:58AM1.47m | 9:19PM1.37m | 9:37AM1.52m | 9:59PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.09m | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:00PM0.05m | 3:09AM0.02m | 3:44PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 2225 | 1825 | 1278 | 917 | 736 | 621 | 386 | 273 | 136 | 101 | 56 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 39 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | E 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 40 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 10 | E 16 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 4693 | 3992 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 49 | 35 | 42 | 60 | 45 | 33 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 560 | 560 | 572 | 560 | 560 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 40 | 414 | 309 | 309 | 134 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
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