Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuckerman's today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuckerman's at 12AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tuckerman's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
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 | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:56AM0.78m | 2:29PM0.91m | 2:49AM0.74m | 3:27PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.29m | 7:13AM0.23m | 9:02PM0.32m | 8:16AM0.27m | 10:21PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SE 8 | S 5 | — | SE 8 |
13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 9 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 3 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 3 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 6 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 5 |
8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 155 | 152 | 119 | 91 | 72 | 72 | 272 | 155 | 155 | 155 | 119 | 164 | 164 | 593 | 3400 | 726 | 593 | 155 |
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