Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at China Beach today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for China Beach at 10AM is: 0.3m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at China Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 81 | 80 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 114 | 89 | 71 | 98 | 143 | 275 | 480 | 818 | 902 | 771 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | 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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:42PM2.31m | 11:54AM1.79m | 8:02PM2.28m | 11:49AM1.87m | 9:16PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.81m | 3:18AM0.78m | 1:10PM1.78m | 4:15AM0.71m | 3:21PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 81 | 80 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 45 | 41 | 56 | 73 | 69 | 65 | 82 | 275 | 480 | 818 | 902 | 771 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 16 | 96 | 96 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 109 | 111 | 114 | 89 | 71 | 98 | 127 | 58 | 57 | 148 | 148 | 148 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 3 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 59 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 143 | 147 | 148 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 121 | 175 | 130 | 30 | 30 | 242 | 824 | 824 | 242 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 40 | 824 | 741 | 26 | 26 |
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