Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 1AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 24 | 37 | 33 | 22 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 121 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 11:22PM1.07m | 11:42AM1.34m | 00:09AM1.00m | 12:30PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.26m | 4:59AM0.33m | 6:07PM0.34m | 5:42AM0.41m | 7:02PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 17 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 5 | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 15 | — | — | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | E 6 | SE 10 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 33 | 22 | 48 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 121 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 161 | 227 | 261 | 431 | 1172 | 431 | 1172 | 1174 | 1174 | 1174 | 431 | 308 | 308 | 1392 | 1392 | 1392 | 96 | 96 |
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