Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The South Jetty today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The South Jetty at 3PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The South Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 95 | 29 | 71 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:18AM1.17m | 8:32PM1.43m | 8:56AM1.24m | 9:09PM1.43m | 9:31AM1.30m | 9:44PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.15m | 2:00PM0.18m | 2:39AM0.10m | 2:40PM0.14m | 3:10AM0.06m | 3:19PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 8 |
30 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 95 | 29 | 71 | 47 | 14 | 11 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | — | E 11 | ESE 9 | E 11 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | ENE 4 |
— | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 29 | 2 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 16 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 16 | 15 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 90 | 312 | 1164 | 1164 | 814 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 276 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 147 | 142 | 330 | 941 | 941 | 431 |
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