
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Wells Jetties today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Wells Jetties at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Wells Jetties. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 98 | 182 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30PM2.58m | 5:18AM2.24m | 5:24PM2.52m | 6:13AM2.25m | 6:21PM2.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.65m | 11:00PM0.40m | 11:08AM0.70m | 11:55PM0.44m | 12:07PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 10 | ESE 10 |
41 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 98 | 182 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | — |
1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 26 | 21 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 7 | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 10 | E 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 213 | 466 | 466 | 497 | 497 | 474 | 113 | 398 | 398 | 376 | 376 | 823 | 823 | 878 | 376 | 230 | 2620 | 1237 | 78 | 1233 | 1109 |
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