Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 2PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 253 | 236 | 507 | 386 | 362 | 147 | 363 | 611 | 518 | 743 | 505 | 405 | 368 | 433 | 381 | 512 | 477 | 805 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.99m | 11:52PM1.78m | 11:59AM2.01m | 00:44AM1.62m | 12:29PM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.51m | 5:47PM0.53m | 5:44AM0.69m | 6:35PM0.51m | 6:12AM0.86m | 7:26PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 48 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 208 | 162 | 168 | 147 | 131 | 120 | 120 | 87 | 87 | 264 | 188 | 167 | 179 | 251 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 412 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | NW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 305 | 45 | 59 | 58 | 32 | 29 | 158 | 151 | 147 | 24 | 58 | 58 | 130 | 85 | 85 | 67 | 67 | 108 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | WSW 13 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | W 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | NW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 60 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 59 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 130 | 57 | 113 | 109 | 44 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 59 | 144 | 253 | 236 | 507 | 386 | 362 | 147 | 363 | 611 | 518 | 743 | 505 | 405 | 368 | 433 | 381 | 512 | 477 | 805 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 172 | 171 | 171 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 171 | 171 | 154 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 171 | 171 | 47 | 0 |
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