Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 8PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NW 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
224 | 220 | 287 | 268 | 195 | 267 | 487 | 436 | 584 | 584 | 572 | 596 | 877 | 1015 | 1015 | 867 | 667 | 742 | 848 | 848 | |
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:10PM2.04m | 11:20AM1.74m | 10:50PM1.96m | 11:44AM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.94m | 4:58AM0.35m | 4:51PM0.85m | 5:23AM0.44m | 5:35PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | S 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
117 | 220 | 129 | 132 | 149 | 112 | 222 | 110 | 584 | 584 | 572 | 596 | 197 | 162 | 158 | 867 | 667 | 742 | 848 | 848 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
224 | 103 | 213 | 154 | 195 | 267 | 344 | 436 | 68 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 877 | 1015 | 1015 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 10 | — | — | S 10 |
103 | 38 | 100 | 164 | 63 | 63 | 102 | 71 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 23 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | 110 | 287 | 268 | 158 | 163 | 487 | 251 | 88 | 176 | 254 | 256 | 489 | 428 | 405 | 186 | 297 | 463 | 559 | 397 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 154 | 0 | 158 | 89 | 57 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 57 | 154 | 171 | 172 | 171 | 24 |
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