
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campus Point today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 9AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Campus Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 129 | 90 | 89 | 77 | 411 | 254 | 54 | 245 | 213 | 203 | 181 | 125 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 158 | 218 | 218 | 298 | 136 | 107 | 170 | 152 | |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:49AM2.11m | 11:51PM1.57m | 11:22AM2.14m | 00:54AM1.43m | 12:02PM2.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.75m | 5:39PM0.36m | 5:01AM0.89m | 6:32PM0.35m | 5:30AM1.02m | 7:36PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | NW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
121 | 121 | 142 | 129 | 170 | 175 | 166 | 158 | 245 | 213 | 203 | 154 | 96 | 124 | 103 | 71 | 158 | 218 | 218 | 298 | 136 | 98 | 170 | 152 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | NW 14 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
94 | 129 | 75 | 72 | 77 | 73 | 46 | 41 | 154 | 163 | 151 | 108 | 125 | 55 | 124 | 102 | 64 | 122 | 119 | 119 | 113 | 107 | 74 | 74 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 15 | S 13 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
66 | 87 | 90 | 89 | 64 | 87 | 57 | 54 | 40 | 77 | 106 | 181 | 54 | 13 | 31 | 124 | 124 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 42 | 80 | 50 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
39 | 48 | 51 | 67 | 207 | 411 | 254 | 134 | 102 | 38 | — | — | 112 | 246 | 175 | 105 | 33 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 343 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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