Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campus Point today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 4AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Campus Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
114 | 95 | 75 | 145 | 172 | 127 | 83 | 68 | 171 | 246 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 206 | 261 | 266 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:45PM2.07m | 10:51AM1.73m | 10:22PM1.99m | 11:14AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.32m | 4:22PM0.81m | 4:56AM0.41m | 5:03PM0.74m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 10 | WNW 7 | S 9 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
73 | 72 | 55 | 71 | 105 | 43 | 83 | 26 | 171 | 246 | 312 | 309 | 305 | 302 | 206 | 261 | 261 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 17 | S 18 | WNW 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
114 | 82 | 75 | 145 | 172 | 66 | 27 | 68 | 25 | 95 | 152 | 62 | 150 | 91 | 132 | 127 | 183 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 12 | S 10 | S 19 | SW 16 | W 10 | S 19 | S 9 | W 9 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
73 | 95 | 65 | 24 | 48 | 117 | 67 | 35 | 64 | 23 | 27 | 152 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | 77 | — | 127 | — | 37 | 99 | 103 | 93 | 50 | 186 | 189 | 192 | 206 | 266 | 200 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
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