
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Centers today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Centers at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Centers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 64mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 13 | E 8 | W 8 | W 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
392 | 223 | 401 | 312 | 286 | 442 | 340 | 219 | 159 | 123 | 91 | 89 | 86 | 76 | 280 | 74 | 50 | 68 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.68m | 4:51PM0.33m | 7:26AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.04m | 1:28PM0.28m | 11:20PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | E 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | E 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
181 | 161 | 401 | 312 | 279 | 442 | 340 | 219 | 159 | 112 | 89 | 89 | 59 | 52 | 280 | 74 | 45 | 45 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
226 | 141 | 161 | 131 | 153 | 124 | 118 | 99 | 104 | 123 | 99 | 79 | 76 | 76 | 40 | 36 | 71 | 67 | 68 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
58 | 223 | 255 | 215 | 199 | 110 | 191 | 194 | 140 | 101 | 91 | 86 | 86 | 69 | 68 | 49 | 50 | 68 | 66 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
392 | 186 | 227 | 286 | 286 | 220 | 213 | 182 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 145 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 0 |
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