Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 4PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 288 | 217 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 239 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 236 | 195 | 212 | 258 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 375 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.79m | 7:27AM1.36m | 3:39PM1.74m | 8:07AM1.42m | 4:59PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM1.27m | 10:50PM0.62m | 8:29AM1.35m | 00:04AM0.59m | 10:56AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | 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 |
| kJ | 291 | 288 | 217 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 222 | 165 | 165 | 160 | 303 | 236 | 88 | 68 | 64 | 53 | 255 | 375 | 375 | 375 | 132 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 4 | 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 |
| kJ | 50 | 39 | 117 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 16 | 56 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 107 | 102 | 101 | 101 | 212 | 258 | 99 | 99 | 57 | 56 | 375 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | NW 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WNW 8 | 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 |
| kJ | 160 | 116 | 18 | 162 | 162 | 23 | 151 | 239 | 37 | 10 | 36 | 36 | 20 | 236 | 183 | 101 | 99 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | — | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | 88 | 88 | 15 | 129 | — | 20 | 12 | 44 | 102 | 112 | 219 | 195 | 157 | 144 | 68 | 85 | 86 | 118 | 258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 130 | 175 | 160 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 171 | 167 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 171 | 154 | 57 | 0 |
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