Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donuts today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donuts at 12AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Donuts. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 424 | 424 | 424 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 446 | 481 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 573 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:16AM1.53m | 2:58AM0.91m | 11:48AM1.41m | 12:52PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.27m | 4:20AM0.91m | 8:52PM0.33m | 10:23PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 424 | 424 | 424 | 309 | 309 | 305 | 301 | 301 | 245 | 234 | 224 | 446 | 481 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 573 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 178 | 216 | 261 | 388 | 388 | 388 | 189 | 189 | 186 | 144 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 113 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 23 | SSW 23 | WNW 13 | SW 22 | SW 21 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 21 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 51 | 33 | 118 | 117 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 56 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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