Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centers today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centers at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 7s 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 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Centers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 17 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 11 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 83 | 338 | 43 | 69 | 70 | 491 | 537 | 627 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 61 | 64 | 650 | 619 | 494 | 447 | 488 | 22 | 537 | 482 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:05AM0.56m | 11:32PM0.25m | 11:02AM0.57m | 00:20AM0.31m | 11:46AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.20m | 2:44AM0.23m | 6:48PM0.18m | 4:39AM0.24m | 6:58PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 83 | 85 | 84 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 69 | 46 | 31 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 24 | 23 | 64 | 65 | 40 | 9 | 22 | 23 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 87 | 83 | 29 | 28 | 70 | 72 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 64 | 64 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 16 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | S 15 | SE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 27 | 43 | 69 | 26 | 26 | 74 | 28 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 61 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 383 | 338 | 327 | 371 | 405 | 491 | 537 | 627 | 573 | 522 | 473 | 473 | 556 | 650 | 619 | 494 | 447 | 488 | 509 | 537 | 482 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 309 | 309 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 18 | 338 | 36 |
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