Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 631 | 627 | 536 | 407 | 346 | 401 | 492 | 521 | 536 | 543 | 543 | 402 | 364 | 454 | 418 | 326 | 247 | 326 | 385 | 376 | 419 | 533 | 947 | 530 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:04AM1.71m | 7:20PM1.67m | 8:20AM1.81m | 8:12PM1.68m | 8:40AM1.93m | 9:03PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM0.56m | 1:47PM1.02m | 1:47AM0.59m | 2:25PM0.83m | 2:17AM0.65m | 3:03PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 613 | 627 | 536 | 335 | 251 | 401 | 492 | 521 | 536 | 543 | 543 | 336 | 331 | 313 | 247 | 247 | 247 | 326 | 385 | 223 | 419 | 371 | 555 | 530 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 631 | 536 | 536 | 407 | 253 | 198 | 163 | 160 | 196 | 156 | 107 | 402 | 364 | 454 | 418 | 326 | 246 | 225 | 181 | 376 | 376 | 133 | 371 | 266 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 45 | 137 | 346 | 227 | 221 | 218 | 196 | 194 | 194 | 153 | 105 | 103 | 101 | 45 | 65 | 45 | 27 | 184 | 181 | — | 133 | 121 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 28 | 33 | 124 | 237 | 363 | 343 | 533 | 947 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 111 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 57 | 150 | 132 | 89 | 11 | 0 |
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