
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Florencia Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Florencia Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Florencia Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri 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) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 21 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 89 | 86 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 88 | 149 | 195 | 165 | 161 | 137 | 127 | 137 | 195 | 270 | 223 | 145 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 186 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:41AM2.73m | 4:14PM3.15m | 5:36AM2.54m | 4:52PM3.01m | 6:47AM2.40m | 5:41PM2.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:03AM1.61m | 11:05PM0.99m | 10:41AM1.81m | 00:02AM1.14m | 11:30AM1.99m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 |
86 | 89 | 86 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 88 | 149 | 195 | 165 | 161 | 127 | 127 | 137 | 195 | 270 | 223 | 145 | 114 | 106 | 81 | 43 | 28 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 |
64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 125 | 125 | 63 | 59 | 137 | 106 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 117 | 117 | 157 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 184 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 24 | SW 14 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 16 |
37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 75 | 64 | 64 | 74 | 73 | 54 | 31 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 61 | 101 | 117 | 117 | 113 | 138 | 186 | 99 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 99 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 99 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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