Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donuts today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 3PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Donuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 503 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 476 | 469 | 463 | 268 | 450 | 450 | 261 | 362 | 431 | 476 | 476 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 286 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.26m | 5:51PM1.34m | 7:07AM1.37m | 6:37PM1.40m | 7:25AM1.50m | 7:19PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.78m | 00:42AM0.19m | 12:59PM0.59m | 1:10AM0.18m | 1:35PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 503 | 489 | 489 | 489 | 482 | 476 | 469 | 463 | 264 | 450 | 450 | 261 | 362 | 431 | 476 | 476 | 307 | 307 | 299 | 236 | 286 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 11 | W 5 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 38 | 4 | 34 | 268 | 50 | 25 | 181 | 248 | 248 | 149 | 34 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 132 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 15 | WNW 11 | W 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 43 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 36 | 85 | 57 | 55 | 54 | 149 | 23 | 41 | 35 | 44 | 211 | 207 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 26 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 14 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 139 | 113 | 97 | 246 | 240 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 281 | 6 | 1 |
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