Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 8AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 239 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 282 | 223 | 212 | 258 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 311 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 465 | 460 | 370 | 372 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.36m | 3:39PM1.74m | 8:07AM1.42m | 4:59PM1.74m | 8:28AM1.48m | 6:08PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM1.35m | 00:04AM0.59m | 10:56AM1.38m | 1:01AM0.53m | 12:24PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 167 | 222 | 165 | 165 | 160 | 303 | 236 | 118 | 87 | 71 | 55 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 158 | 132 | 136 | 117 | 108 | 465 | 460 | 370 | 208 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 151 | 56 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 107 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 212 | 258 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 56 | 375 | 311 | 379 | 379 | 379 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 366 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | SW 20 | W 5 | NW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 239 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 236 | 183 | 101 | 99 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 58 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 16 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 22 | — | 13 | 171 | 102 | 132 | 282 | 223 | 175 | 132 | 80 | 117 | 107 | 104 | 276 | 274 | 266 | — | — | 132 | 138 | 173 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 171 | 160 | 47 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 154 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 57 | 57 | 24 |
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