Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 12th Street Jetty today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for 12th Street Jetty at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 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 (17 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at 12th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 120 | 134 | 118 | 158 | 183 | 264 | 354 | 442 | 497 | 455 | 474 | 512 | 700 | 917 | 2632 | 1790 | 4197 | 4064 | 4064 | 3942 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:02AM0.95m | 1:17PM1.15m | 1:55AM0.94m | 2:10PM1.12m | 2:49AM0.94m | 3:04PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.34m | 7:37PM0.30m | 7:27AM0.38m | 8:41PM0.31m | 8:45AM0.39m | 9:41PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 6 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1358 | 1790 | 2217 | 2147 | 2113 | 2020 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 30 | 36 | 120 | 134 | 118 | 158 | 183 | 264 | 354 | 442 | 497 | 455 | 474 | 512 | 700 | 917 | 2632 | 275 | 4197 | 4064 | 4064 | 3942 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1373 | 560 | 538 | 966 | 966 | 966 | 1003 | 509 | 1100 | 472 | 509 | 171 | 1100 | 165 | 1341 | 672 | 669 | 191 | 329 | 2202 | 504 | 669 | 549 | 549 |
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