Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 33°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 117 | 123 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.28m | 10:40PM1.56m | 11:17AM1.29m | 11:29PM1.46m | 12:09PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM-0.16m | 4:05PM-0.08m | 4:55AM-0.12m | 4:59PM0.00m | 5:45AM-0.06m | 5:56PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 6 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 14 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 13 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 60 | 117 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 261 | 1392 | 1164 | 1392 | 168 | 227 | 261 | 261 | 2202 | 2517 | 941 | 949 | 1392 | 1452 | 1074 | 949 | 951 | 3207 | 2488 | 90 | 567 | 1187 |
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