Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centers today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Centers at 5PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 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 (23 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Centers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 193 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 264 | 257 | 250 | 236 | 208 | 181 | 137 | 95 | 202 | 196 | 146 | 232 | 293 | 320 | 303 | 294 |
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 | 1:41PM0.65m | 1:10AM0.28m | 2:13PM0.68m | 1:49AM0.32m | 2:41PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08PM0.21m | 6:39AM0.10m | 9:20PM0.19m | 7:23AM0.08m | 9:35PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 196 | 193 | 142 | 140 | 186 | 183 | 180 | 175 | 96 | 74 | 110 | 114 | 86 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 62 | 45 | 138 | 126 | 218 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 68 | 57 | 68 | 91 | 82 | 58 | 76 | 65 | 163 | 158 | 139 | 137 | 95 | 87 | 86 | 146 | 146 | 198 | 86 | 85 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 10 | WNW 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 13 | S 19 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 92 | 35 | 38 | 60 | 72 | 86 | 57 | 54 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 103 | 46 | 105 | 147 | 85 | 83 | 82 | 33 | 64 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 332 | 277 | 247 | 233 | 255 | 264 | 257 | 250 | 236 | 208 | 181 | 194 | 200 | 202 | 196 | 213 | 232 | 293 | 320 | 303 | 294 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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