Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Sand spit today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Sand spit at 3PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Sand spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 354 | 157 | 131 | 192 | 466 | 365 | 276 | 269 | 206 | 185 | 265 | 286 | 352 | 632 | 304 | 311 | 505 | 476 | 476 | 814 | 692 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:46AM2.03m | 11:32PM1.70m | 11:16AM2.10m | 00:27AM1.59m | 11:50AM2.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM0.43m | 5:02AM0.81m | 6:08PM0.36m | 5:33AM0.94m | 7:02PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 14 | S 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 173 | 169 | 314 | 319 | 324 | 250 | 168 | 132 | 110 | 177 | 137 | 265 | 139 | 352 | 321 | 304 | 311 | 280 | 476 | 476 | 206 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | S 12 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 309 | 309 | 147 | 97 | 129 | 304 | 189 | 248 | 269 | 206 | 124 | 86 | 175 | 137 | 258 | 248 | 220 | 251 | 206 | 203 | 203 | 183 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | S 15 | NW 18 | SW 15 | NW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 150 | 150 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 130 | 167 | 167 | 208 | 59 | 38 | 78 | 78 | 261 | 121 | 61 | 76 | 106 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 203 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 363 | 354 | 157 | 131 | 192 | 466 | 365 | 276 | 244 | 110 | 185 | 218 | 286 | — | 632 | — | — | 505 | 273 | 441 | 814 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 198 | 208 | 116 | 85 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 129 | 208 | 165 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 137 | 127 | 13 | 13 |
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