
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donuts today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 3AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Donuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:51AM0.87m | 12:52PM1.38m | 2:26PM1.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.38m | 5:21AM0.84m | 9:53PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 | 268 | 214 | 211 | 162 | 189 | 183 | 118 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | W 5 | 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 6 |
13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 153 | 186 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 303 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 21 | W 5 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | S 7 | W 6 | SW 19 |
11 | 14 | 14 | 115 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 23 | 236 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — |
14 | — | — | — | — | 45 | 45 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 743 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 309 | 226 | 1 | 1 |
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