Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donuts today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 5PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Donuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 358 | 358 | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.48m | 2:51AM0.87m | 12:52PM1.38m | 2:26PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM0.72m | 8:09PM0.38m | 5:21AM0.84m | 9:53PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 358 | 358 | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 211 | 162 | 189 | 144 | 142 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 153 | 186 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 21 | W 5 | W 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | S 7 | W 6 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 115 | 5 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 236 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 165 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 309 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 643 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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