Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at 12th Street Jetty today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for 12th Street Jetty at 6AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at 12th Street Jetty. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:07AM1.01m | 2:39PM1.20m | 3:00AM0.96m | 3:31PM1.18m | 3:58AM0.94m | 4:28PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.28m | 9:07PM0.32m | 9:04AM0.32m | 10:09PM0.31m | 10:05AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | — | 4 | 11 | 21 | 34 | 36 | 34 | 23 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 133 | 173 | 237 | 493 | 1418 | 512 | 495 | 110 | 122 | 453 | 237 | 966 | 3214 | 1100 | 966 | 512 | 62 | 62 | 1176 | 360 | 1176 | 105 | 111 | 224 |
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