
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 4PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 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 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
379 | 379 | 383 | 460 | 370 | 366 | 358 | 424 | 470 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 553 | 459 | 386 | 371 | 362 | 367 | 421 | 421 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:28AM1.48m | 6:08PM1.78m | 8:46AM1.53m | 7:03PM1.83m | 9:04AM1.59m | 7:49PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:24PM1.33m | 1:44AM0.47m | 1:18PM1.24m | 2:18AM0.43m | 2:01PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
117 | 93 | 383 | 460 | 370 | 138 | 142 | 129 | 107 | 80 | 465 | 465 | 465 | 553 | 107 | 386 | 127 | 124 | 367 | 421 | 421 | 165 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 17 | WNW 7 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | SW 16 |
379 | 379 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 366 | 358 | 424 | 470 | 465 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 459 | 74 | 371 | 362 | 102 | 114 | 140 | 367 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | NW 9 | S 12 | NW 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NW 13 |
49 | 49 | 49 | 2 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 53 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 21 | 44 | 77 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 134 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | 91 | 107 | 138 | 296 | 323 | 296 | 227 | 183 | 93 | 64 | 56 | 104 | 169 | — | — | — | 137 | 143 | 165 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 160 | 172 | 171 | 57 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 175 | 172 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 175 | 154 | 57 | 0 |
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