Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
487 | 298 | 161 | 210 | 362 | 330 | 411 | 417 | 445 | 382 | 348 | 348 | 259 | 229 | 282 | 301 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 342 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:51PM1.88m | 4:45AM1.26m | 3:40PM1.84m | 7:03AM1.28m | 4:39PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.70m | 8:38AM1.13m | 11:41PM0.65m | 9:28AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 7 |
487 | 298 | 161 | 210 | 181 | 128 | 121 | 417 | 445 | 382 | 348 | 158 | 162 | 140 | 120 | 140 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 191 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 14 |
17 | 64 | 157 | 119 | 307 | 330 | 411 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 89 | 348 | 259 | 229 | 233 | 236 | 117 | 121 | 109 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 14 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | WNW 12 |
2 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 42 | 51 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — | 87 | 87 | 87 | 74 | 115 | 57 | 14 | 15 | 107 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 |
82 | 93 | 159 | 210 | 362 | 286 | 233 | 78 | 91 | 97 | 110 | 323 | — | — | 282 | 301 | 142 | 142 | 163 | 342 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 154 | 89 | 57 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 172 | 172 | 154 | 57 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 141 | 171 | 171 | 89 | 0 |
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