Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuckerman's today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuckerman's at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuckerman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 61 | 79 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 84 | 67 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 65 | 60 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:43PM0.81m | 4:13AM0.82m | 4:37PM0.84m | 5:05AM0.91m | 5:27PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.26m | 10:33PM0.20m | 10:45AM0.20m | 11:08PM0.13m | 11:32AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 61 | 79 | 80 | 85 | 90 | 119 | 94 | 94 | 87 | 84 | 67 | 34 | 29 | 31 | 65 | 38 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 20 | 13 | — | 60 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 593 | 196 | 196 | 607 | 607 | 607 | 607 | 906 | 891 | 891 | 892 | 891 | 206 | 607 | 206 | 607 | 126 | 24 | 0 | 31 |
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