Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donuts today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 7AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Donuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 602 | 757 | 595 | 587 | 644 | 739 | 674 | 834 | 657 | 509 | 509 | 624 | 649 | 657 | 657 | 558 | 544 | 516 | 503 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 476 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:03AM1.09m | 3:21PM1.23m | 6:45AM1.17m | 4:53PM1.27m | 6:53AM1.26m | 5:51PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34AM1.07m | 11:28PM0.28m | 11:33AM0.94m | 00:10AM0.23m | 12:22PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 602 | 757 | 595 | 587 | 644 | 739 | 674 | 834 | 657 | 509 | 509 | 624 | 649 | 657 | 657 | 558 | 544 | 516 | 503 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 476 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 75 | 21 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 55 | 50 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 45 | 102 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | W 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 40 | 127 | 127 | 74 | 60 | 34 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
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