Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 7PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.34m | 9:33PM1.58m | 10:02AM1.38m | 10:17PM1.51m | 10:47AM1.39m | 11:00PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00PM-0.09m | 3:42AM-0.12m | 3:49PM-0.05m | 4:23AM-0.07m | 4:37PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 4 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 10 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3207 | 2436 | 2436 | 1076 | 273 | 949 | 1074 | 2214 | 2436 | 3282 | 3273 | 431 | 613 | 431 | 619 | 693 | 3207 | 3228 | 2326 | 3233 | 2326 |
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