
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Caxias today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Caxias at 1AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Caxias. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1173 | 1236 | 1693 | 1797 | 1633 | 1496 | 1274 | 861 | 1208 | 680 | 669 | 659 | 628 | 618 | 663 | 811 | 1422 | 1584 | 1474 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:58PM2.24m | 6:13AM2.32m | 6:40PM2.04m | 7:00AM2.14m | 7:37PM1.87m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.71m | 12:27PM0.75m | 00:33AM0.89m | 1:20PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 26 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
1173 | 1236 | 1693 | 1797 | 1633 | 1496 | 1274 | 861 | 1208 | 680 | 669 | 579 | 628 | 618 | 663 | 811 | 1422 | 1584 | 1474 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 15 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | S 9 |
2 | 2 | 414 | — | — | — | 215 | 345 | 223 | 534 | 520 | 659 | 404 | 494 | 384 | 307 | 268 | 179 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | NW 16 | NNW 6 | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 10 | S 9 | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 163 | 43 | 84 | — | 145 | 75 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NW 12 | — | NNW 8 |
— | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 39 | — | 55 | 78 | 61 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 19 | 26 | 1100 | — | 352 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 160 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
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