Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 10PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 35 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.35m | 10:21PM1.35m | 10:43AM1.38m | 11:01PM1.28m | 11:26AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.12m | 4:17AM0.06m | 4:44PM0.15m | 4:55AM0.09m | 5:37PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 4 |
18 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 12 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 4 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | E 3 |
— | 1 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 561 | 2513 | 1574 | 2213 | 100 | 0 | 431 | 431 | 1383 | 949 | 941 | 1171 | 1171 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 473 | 977 | 671 | 183 |
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