Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at China Beach today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for China Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at China Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 40 | 74 | 94 | 96 | 154 | 177 | 144 | 115 | 108 | 86 | 86 | 108 | 112 | 112 | 86 | 82 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:22PM2.53m | 5:53AM1.74m | 6:01PM2.61m | 7:29AM1.57m | 6:49PM2.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.98m | 11:02AM1.15m | 1:31AM0.84m | 11:31AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 23 | 74 | 94 | 96 | 154 | 177 | 144 | 115 | 108 | 86 | 86 | 108 | 112 | 112 | 86 | 82 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 40 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 48 | 29 | 29 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | — | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 681 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 681 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 121 | 6 | 130 |
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