Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Exotics today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Exotics at 9AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Exotics. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 128 | 125 | 122 | 122 | 162 | 264 | 168 | 100 | 147 | 291 | 291 | 288 | 217 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 239 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 236 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.35m | 1:41PM1.86m | 4:55AM1.31m | 2:30PM1.79m | 7:27AM1.36m | 3:39PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM1.16m | 9:31PM0.61m | 7:33AM1.27m | 10:50PM0.62m | 8:29AM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | WNW 8 | SSW 16 | 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 |
| kJ | 128 | 125 | 103 | 92 | 84 | 88 | 168 | 97 | 76 | 291 | 291 | 288 | 217 | 174 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 222 | 165 | 165 | 160 | 303 | 236 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | S 13 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 21 | S 12 | S 12 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 87 | 121 | 122 | 122 | 121 | 264 | 31 | 52 | 147 | 51 | 51 | 40 | 117 | 44 | 44 | 34 | 58 | 58 | 236 | 303 | 236 | 107 | 102 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 13 | WNW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSE 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 74 | 73 | 119 | 107 | 162 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 33 | 71 | 160 | 116 | 18 | 162 | 162 | 160 | 151 | 239 | 37 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 20 | 236 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 100 | — | — | — | — | 58 | 88 | 88 | 14 | 138 | — | — | 37 | 154 | 64 | 66 | 129 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 171 | 175 | 57 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 276 | 154 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 171 | 89 | 47 | 47 |
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