Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centers today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centers at 12AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Centers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 522 | 659 | 651 | 637 | 576 | 459 | 530 | 566 | 559 | 407 | 402 | 392 | 382 | 367 | 377 | 382 | 382 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM0.55m | 11:24AM0.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.16m | 1:49AM0.18m | 8:18PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 326 | 522 | 659 | 651 | 637 | 576 | 459 | 530 | 566 | 559 | 407 | 402 | 392 | 382 | 367 | 377 | 382 | 382 | 257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 21 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 214 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 35 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 223 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | W 9 | SSW 19 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 72 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 162 | 162 | 154 | 99 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 400 | 422 | 493 | 477 | 463 | 453 | 407 | 374 | 326 | 412 | 338 | 318 | 287 | 365 | 341 | 343 | 358 | 381 | 443 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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