Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 10PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 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) | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 12 | SW 16 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 291 | 291 | 288 | 284 | 215 | 215 | 358 | 439 | 439 | 424 | 326 | 285 | 261 | 280 | 314 | 255 | 358 | 430 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:37PM1.84m | 2:05AM1.68m | 3:19PM1.88m | 3:16AM1.46m | 4:02PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29PM0.94m | 8:31AM0.57m | 9:46PM0.88m | 9:08AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 295 | 291 | 291 | 288 | 71 | 73 | 58 | 358 | 439 | 439 | 263 | 295 | 285 | 228 | 280 | 151 | 216 | 273 | 203 | 196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 13 | SW 17 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 379 | 260 | 96 | 90 | 284 | 215 | 208 | 215 | 212 | 171 | 424 | 30 | 99 | 261 | 258 | 314 | 255 | 358 | 430 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 16 | S 11 | S 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 44 | 45 | 63 | 46 | 124 | 157 | 215 | 61 | 131 | 186 | 184 | 326 | 268 | 86 | 62 | 167 | 132 | 118 | 118 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 54 | 25 | 44 | 60 | 152 | 162 | 128 | 50 | 49 | 42 | 28 | 38 | 27 | 135 | — | — | 62 | 90 | 90 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 172 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 172 | 172 | 175 | 57 | 24 | 24 | 89 | 57 | 139 | 175 | 202 | 57 | 24 |
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