Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | 25 | 61 | 119 | 139 | 173 | 81 | 95 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 29 | |
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 | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:45PM1.29m | 12:19PM1.34m | 00:31AM1.18m | 1:06PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28PM0.13m | 5:50AM0.10m | 6:22PM0.23m | 6:34AM0.20m | 7:16PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | 89 | 81 | 50 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 10 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 20 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SSW 6 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 |
11 | 25 | 61 | 119 | 139 | 173 | — | 95 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 25 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2512 | 1195 | 1447 | 1447 | 814 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 31 | 290 | 28 | 0 |
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