Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Davenport Landing today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Davenport Landing at 1PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Davenport Landing. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 239 | 239 | 239 | 242 | 326 | 362 | 366 | 295 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.56m | 1:59AM1.22m | 2:18PM1.55m | 3:09AM1.06m | 2:55PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.21m | 8:07PM0.35m | 7:55AM0.43m | 9:05PM0.33m | 8:37AM0.65m | 10:08PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 |
475 | 469 | 463 | 362 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 108 | 239 | 78 | 242 | 122 | 362 | 366 | 295 | 123 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 |
58 | 57 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 71 | 10 | 12 | 69 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 239 | 48 | 239 | 51 | 326 | 19 | 19 | 65 | 291 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | SW 10 | W 12 | S 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | S 11 | WNW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | SSW 18 | WNW 8 | W 13 | SW 8 | S 10 | W 15 | SSW 13 |
19 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 62 | 39 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | 15 | 77 | 75 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 51 | 22 | 74 | 97 | 109 | 156 | 193 | 153 | 153 | 149 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 25 | 84 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 354 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
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