
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Campus Point today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Campus Point at 3AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Campus Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
280 | 280 | 246 | 243 | 386 | 325 | 246 | 240 | 271 | 258 | 255 | 255 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 201 | 298 | 199 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:25AM1.24m | 3:43PM1.97m | 7:35AM1.36m | 5:08PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.53m | 7:59AM1.23m | 00:02AM0.40m | 10:25AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
280 | 280 | 246 | 243 | 386 | 325 | 246 | 240 | 271 | 258 | 255 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 201 | 298 | 199 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
73 | 43 | 73 | 47 | 80 | 121 | 116 | 113 | 103 | 131 | 99 | 255 | 93 | 110 | 102 | 102 | 181 | 135 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SSW 10 | S 19 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | WNW 10 |
11 | 18 | 112 | 60 | 46 | 69 | 56 | 38 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 63 | 109 | 71 | 46 | 68 | 39 | 57 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 10 | WNW 3 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 3 |
61 | 52 | 32 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 52 | 2 | — | 6 | 34 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 309 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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