Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 5AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
175 | 314 | 153 | 227 | 178 | 178 | 117 | 112 | 155 | 157 | 215 | 218 | 206 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 183 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:42PM1.89m | 9:31AM1.46m | 7:32PM1.96m | 9:54AM1.50m | 8:15PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28AM0.41m | 1:26PM1.26m | 3:03AM0.34m | 2:11PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
59 | 158 | 153 | 102 | 80 | 80 | 64 | 65 | 155 | 48 | 59 | 74 | 94 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 148 | 132 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
75 | 59 | 59 | 193 | 89 | 131 | 117 | 112 | 66 | 156 | 215 | 218 | 206 | 199 | 150 | 145 | 183 | 181 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSE 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 |
57 | 76 | 77 | 96 | 131 | 62 | 84 | 84 | 77 | 157 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
175 | 314 | — | 227 | 178 | 178 | 73 | 65 | 62 | 150 | 156 | 146 | 133 | 92 | 100 | 100 | 35 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 141 | 172 | 175 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 175 | 172 | 154 | 57 | 24 |
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