Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 5PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 3 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 116 | 50 | 41 | 44 | 56 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:47AM1.39m | 11:00PM1.41m | 11:33AM1.37m | 11:45PM1.29m | 12:19PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.03m | 5:06AM0.01m | 5:28PM0.13m | 5:50AM0.10m | 6:22PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | E 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | — | 3 | 3 | 54 | 50 | 41 | 44 | 56 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | E 3 | SE 9 | S 6 | NE 4 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | E 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 54 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3211 | 3228 | 2642 | 2344 | 1393 | 1435 | 2206 | 1174 | 1244 | 2488 | 1245 | 1244 | 1447 | 619 | 814 | 32 | 6 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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